hleapan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan.
Cognate with Old Frisian hlāpa, Old Saxon hlōpan, Old High German loufan, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑː.pɑn/, [ˈl̥æ͜ɑː.pɑn]
Verb
hlēapan
- to jump
- Hlēap ofer þæt ġeat!
- Jump over that gate!
- to dance
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"
- Hērōdēs swōr þæt hē wolde þǣre hlēapendan dehter forġiefan swā hwæt swā hēo bæd.
- Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"
- to run
Conjugation
Conjugation of hlēapan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | hlēapan | hlēapenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hlēape | hlēop |
| second person singular | hlīepst | hlēope |
| third person singular | hlīepþ | hlēop |
| plural | hlēapaþ | hlēopon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hlēape | hlēope |
| plural | hlēapen | hlēopen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hlēap | |
| plural | hlēapaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hlēapende | (ġe)hlēapen | |
Derived terms
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