stupian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stūpōną, *stūpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewb-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstuː.pi.ɑn/

Verb

stūpian

1. to stoop, bend over

Conjugation

Conjugation of stūpian (weak class 2)

infinitive	stūpian	stūpienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	stūpiġe	stūpode
second person singular	stūpast	stūpodest
third person singular	stūpaþ	stūpode
plural	stūpiaþ	stūpodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	stūpiġe	stūpode
plural	stūpiġen	stūpoden
imperative
singular	stūpa
plural	stūpiaþ
participle	present	past
	stūpiende	(ġe)stūpod

Descendants

• Middle English: stoupen
  • English: stoop

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stūpian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.