swopen

Middle English

Alternative forms

swapen, swope, zuope

Etymology

From Old English swāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswɔːpən/, /ˈswoːpən/

Verb

swopen (third-person singular simple present swopeth, present participle swopynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swep, past participle swopen)

To sweep debris or litter away.
(religion) To cleanse or purge evil influences.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swopen (strong class 7 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) swopen, swope
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swope	swep, swoped
2nd-person singular	swopest	swepe, swep, swopedest
3rd-person singular	swopeth	swep, swoped
subjunctive singular	swope	swepe¹, swoped¹
imperative singular	swope	—

plural²	swopen, swope	swepen, swepe, swopeden, swopede
imperative plural	swopeth, swope	—

participles	swopynge, swopende	swopen, swepe, swoped, yswopen, yswepe

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: swoop
Scots: swap, swape, swaip

References

“swōpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-12.