wipen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English wīpian, from Proto-Germanic *wīpōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
wipen
- To wipe or swipe for cleaning purposes:
- (figurative) To purge of malign or wicked influence.
- To wipe dirt or other substances away from a wound.
- To remove by wiping or swiping off.
- To cleanse (to eliminate impurities or stains) without reference to wiping.
- To remove or destroy without reference to wiping.
- To wipe back and forth in a rubbing motion.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wipen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “wīpen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-12.