depen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the merger of Old English dēopian and dīepan, from Proto-West Germanic *deupōn and *daupijan, respectively. Equivalent to depe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdepen
- To submerge or place in water or another liquid.
- To submerge or place in water in order to colour an object; to tint.
- (rare) To engage oneself in a narrative.
- (rare) To christen by submersion.
- (rare) To make deep by digging.
- (rare) To enter into a depth.
Conjugation
editConjugation of depen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “dẹ̄pen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
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