supen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Verb

supen

1. to drink, to slurp

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	supen
3rd sg. past	sôop
3rd pl. past	sōpen
Past participle	gesōpen
Infinitive	supen
In genitive	supens
In dative	supene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	supe	sôop
2nd singular	suups, supes	sōops, sōpes
3rd singular	suupt, supet	sôop
1st plural	supen	sōpen
2nd plural	suupt, supet	sōopt, sōpet
3rd plural	supen	sōpen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	supe	sōpe
2nd singular	suups, supes	sōpes
3rd singular	supe	sōpe
1st plural	supen	sōpen
2nd plural	suupt, supet	sōpet
3rd plural	supen	sōpen
Imperative	Present
Singular	suup, supe
Plural	suupt, supet
	Present	Past
Participle	supende	gesōpen

Alternative forms

• suypen

Descendants

• Dutch: zuipen
  • Afrikaans: suip
  • → Saramaccan: zoin
• Limburgish: zoepe

Further reading

• “supen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “supen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Verb

supen

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of soupen (“to swallow”)

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːpən/

Verb

supen

1. to booze; to consume alcohol regularly or in large quantities
2. to drink greedily
3. (used for animals) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of supen as a class 2b strong verb

Plain Infinitive	sûpen
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô sûpene or tô sûpende
Verbal Noun	sûpen or sûpent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	sûpende		2nd Person Singular	sûp
Past	gesōpen or gesāpen		2nd Person Plural	sûpet
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	sûpe	sôp	sûpe	sȫpe
2nd Person Singular	sü̂pest or sü̂̂pst	sōpest or sȫpest	sûpest	sȫpest
3rd Person Singular	sü̂pet or sü̂̂pt	sôp	sûpet	sȫpe
Plural	sûpen (sûpet?)	sōpen or sȫpen	sûpen	sȫpen

Related terms

• vorsupen
• drinken

Descendants

• German Low German: supen

Swedish

Noun

supen

1. definite singular of sup

Participle

supen

1. past participle of supa