hoppian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huppōną (to hop), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (to bend, bow). Cognate with Dutch huppen, German hüpfen, Swedish hoppa, and Icelandic hoppa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxop.pi.ɑn/, [ˈhop.pi.ɑn]

Verb

hoppian

  1. to hop
  2. to skip, to bound
  3. to bounce
  4. to jump, to leap
  5. to dance

Usage notes

  • The senses "to skip" and "to bounce" are not attested in Old English, but they can be securely reconstructed because they occur in Middle English and in cognates such as German hüpfen and Icelandic hoppa.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: hoppen
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.