nappen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑpən

Noun

nappen

1. plural of nap

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nap, nape, nappe, nappi, nappyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hnappian, from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnapən/

Verb

nappen

1. To nap or doze; to have a short sleep.
2. To be tired, stunned or dazed.
3. (rare, Christianity) To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell.
4. (rare) To close one's eyelids.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nappen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) nappen, nappe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nappe	napped
2nd-person singular	nappest	nappedest
3rd-person singular	nappeth	napped
subjunctive singular	nappe
imperative singular		—
plural1	nappen, nappe	nappeden, nappede
imperative plural	nappeth, nappe	—
participles	nappynge, nappende	napped, ynapped

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• nap
• nappynge

Descendants

• English: nap
• Scots: nap

References

• “nappen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.

Swedish

Noun

nappen

1. definite singular of napp
2. definite plural of napp