vorsupen

Middle Low German

FWOTD – 30 September 2017

Etymology

From vor- +‎ supen. Cognate with Dutch verzuipen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɔrˈsuːpən/

Verb

vorsûpen

1. to lose one's wealth or belongings by trading for alcohol

   Sin gud vorsupen. (To invest one's property into alcohol.)

2. to drown

Conjugation

Conjugation of vorsupen as a class 2b strong verb

Plain Infinitive	vorsûpen
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô vorsûpene or tô vorsûpende
Verbal Noun	vorsûpen or vorsûpent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	vorsûpende		2nd Person Singular	vorsûp
Past	vorsōpen or vorsāpen		2nd Person Plural	vorsûpet
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	vorsûpe	vorsôp	vorsûpe	vorsȫpe
2nd Person Singular	vorsü̂pest or vorsü̂̂pst	vorsōpest or vorsȫpest	vorsûpest	vorsȫpest
3rd Person Singular	vorsü̂pet or vorsü̂̂pt	vorsôp	vorsûpet	vorsȫpe
Plural	vorsûpen (vorsûpet?)	vorsōpen or vorsȫpen	vorsûpen	vorsȫpen

Related terms

• vordrinken

References

• 1875–1881, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch, Karl Schiller and August Lübben