ympen

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old English impian, from Proto-West Germanic *impōn; equivalent to ympe +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”, infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms edit

impe, impen, impyn, ympe

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈimpən/

Verb edit

ympen (third-person singular simple present ympeth, present participle ympende, ympynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ymped)

To transplant (attach a cutting to stock)
To write in; to add new text to.
(rare) To introduce an idea or concept to one's mind.
(rare) To plant; to introduce a plant to soil.
(rare, by extension) To incorporate, add or transplant.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of ympen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) ympen, ympe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ympe	ymped
2nd-person singular	ympest	ympedest
3rd-person singular	ympeth	ymped
subjunctive singular	ympe	ymped
imperative singular	ympe	—

plural¹	ympen, ympe	ympeden, ympede
imperative plural	ympeth, ympe	—

participles	ympynge, ympende	ymped, yymped

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

Descendants edit

English: imp
Scots: imp

References edit

“impen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.

Etymology 2 edit

From ympe +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun edit

ympen

plural of ympe

Swedish edit

Noun edit

ympen

definite singular of ymp