scearpian

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċearpiġan, sċearpiġean

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skarpōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑr.pi.ɑn/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑrˠ.pi.ɑn]

Verb

sċearpian

1. to cut the skin, make an incision
2. to scarify

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċearpian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sċearpian	sċearpienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċearpiġe	sċearpode
second person singular	sċearpast	sċearpodest
third person singular	sċearpaþ	sċearpode
plural	sċearpiaþ	sċearpodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċearpiġe	sċearpode
plural	sċearpiġen	sċearpoden
imperative
singular	sċearpa
plural	sċearpiaþ
participle	present	past
	sċearpiende	(ġe)sċearpod

Related terms

• sċeorpan
• sċierpan

Descendants

• Middle English: scharpen (merged with descendant of Old English sċierpan)
  • English: sharp
  • Scots: scharp