limpan

Galician

Verb

limpan

1. third-person plural present indicative of limpar

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *limpan.

Cognate with Old High German limphan, limpfan (Middle High German limpfen), Danish lempe, Norwegian lempe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlim.pɑn/

Verb

limpan

1. to happen, occur
2. to happen to (someone); befall
3. to affect, concern

Conjugation

Conjugation of limpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	limpan	limpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	limpe	lamp
second person singular	limpst	lumpe
third person singular	limpþ	lamp
plural	limpaþ	lumpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	limpe	lumpe
plural	limpen	lumpen
imperative
singular	limp
plural	limpaþ
participle	present	past
	limpende	(ġe)lumpen

Derived terms

• belimpan

Descendants

• Middle English: lympen, limpen
  • Scots: limp
  • English: limp

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *limpan.

Verb

limpan

1. to occur, to happen

Conjugation

Conjugation of limpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	limpan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	limpu	lamp
2nd person singular	limpis	lumpi
3rd person singular	limpid	lamp
plural	limpad	lumpun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	limpe	lumpi
2nd person singular	limpes	lumpis
3rd person singular	limpe	lumpi
plural	limpen	lumpin
imperative	present
singular	limp
plural	limpad
participle	present	past
	limpandi	gilumpan, lumpan

Swedish

Noun

limpan

1. definite singular of limpa