threpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• threp, threpe, þrepe
• þræpenn (Early)

Etymology

From Old English þrēapian, from Proto-West Germanic *þraupōn, from Proto-Germanic *þraupōną; equivalent to threp +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛːpən/

Verb

threpen (chiefly Northern)

1. To scold, reprove, or rebuke.
2. To argue; to have an argument with.
3. To fight or strive; to be in conflict with.
4. To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction.

Conjugation

Conjugation of threpen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) threpen, threpe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	threpe	threped
2nd-person singular	threpest	threpedest
3rd-person singular	threpeth	threped
subjunctive singular	threpe
imperative singular		—
plural1	threpen, threpe	threpeden, threpede
imperative plural	threpeth, threpe	—
participles	threpynge, threpende	threped

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

Descendants

• English: threap, threep, threip, threpe, threeap, thrape, threp, traep, traip, trep, trape
• Scots: threip, threpe

References

• “thrēpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.