clæppan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of clappian, or from Proto-Germanic *klappijaną, related to *klappōną. Cognate with Old High German biklepfen (“to oppress, defeat”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
clæppan
- to throb
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of clæppan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | clæppan | clæppenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clæppe | clæpede |
| second person singular | clæpest | clæpedest |
| third person singular | clæpeþ | clæpede |
| plural | clæppaþ | clæpedon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clæppe | clæpede |
| plural | clæppen | clæpeden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | clæpe | |
| plural | clæppaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clæppende | (ġe)clæped | |
Related terms edit
- clæppettan (“to palpitate, have palpitations”)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: cleppen
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “clæppan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Old English to Modern English Translator