steppen

See also: Steppen

Danish

Noun

steppen c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of steppe

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• stappen, stapen, stopen, stappe, stap

Etymology

From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpən/, /ˈstapən/

Verb

steppen

1. (transitive, intransitive) To step; to place one's foot down.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To go; to walk or move:
   1. To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
   2. (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .

Usage notes

This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of steppen (strong class 6/weak)

infinitive	(to) steppen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	steppe	stope, stepe, stepped
2nd person singular	steppest	stope, stepe, stepped, stopest
3rd person singular	steppeþ, steppeth	stope, stepe, stepped
plural	steppen	stepe(n), stope(n), *stepped(en)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	steppe	*stepe, *stepede
plural	steppen	*stepen, *stepped(en)
imperative	present
singular	steppe
plural	steppeþ, steppeth
participle	present	past
	steppende, steppinge	(y)stapen, (y)stop(en), (y)stepped

Related terms

• steppe
• steppyng

Descendants

• English: step
• Scots: stap, stop, step

References

• “steppen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

steppen m

1. definite singular of steppe