hropan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. Cognate with Old Saxon hrōpan, Old High German ruofan, Old Norse hrópa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxroː.pɑn/, [ˈr̥oː.pɑn]

Verb

hrōpan

1. to shout, scream
2. to call, cry out
3. to make a noise, clamor

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrōpan (strong class 7)

infinitive	hrōpan	hrōpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hrōpe	hrēop
second person singular	hrēpst	hrēope
third person singular	hrēpþ	hrēop
plural	hrōpaþ	hrēopon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hrōpe	hrēope
plural	hrōpen	hrēopen
imperative
singular	hrōp
plural	hrōpaþ
participle	present	past
	hrōpende	(ġe)hrōpen

Derived terms

• behrōpan

Related terms

• hrēpan

Descendants

• Middle English: ropen, rope, roupe, rupe
  • English: roop, roup
  • Scots: roup; croup
    • → English: croup
      • → Dutch: kroep
      • → French: croup

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hropan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Verb

hrōpan

1. to call

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrōpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	hrōpan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	hrōpu	hriop
2nd person singular	hrōpis	hriopi
3rd person singular	hrōpid	hriop
plural	hrōpad	hriopun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	hrōpe	hriopi
2nd person singular	hrōpes	hriopis
3rd person singular	hrōpe	hriopi
plural	hrōpen	hriopin
imperative	present
singular	hrōp
plural	hrōpad
participle	present	past
	hrōpandi	gihrōpan, hrōpan