soupen

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpən/, /ˈsupən/

From Old English sūpan (strong class 2), from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan.

• soupe, sowpon, sowpe, suppe, supen

soupen

1. to swallow; to drink
2. to sip (swallow in small amounts)
3. (figurative) to consume, to destroy
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Coꝛinthis ·i· 15:54, page 67v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     but whanne þis dedli þing ſchal cloþe vndeedlyneſſe .· þanne ſchal þe woꝛd be doon that is writen / deþ is ſopun vp in victoꝛie

     But when this mortal thing acquires immortality, then the saying that's been recorded will happen: "Death has been swallowed up in victory!"

• English: sup, soup
• Scots: soup, sowp, sup

• “sǒupen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe; equivalent to soupe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

• soupe, soupi, soupin, sope, sopi, suppen, suppe, suppon

soupen

1. to have a meal (especially dinner or supper)
2. to feast or dine; to have a meal in company
3. (figurative) to commune in Heaven
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Apocalips 3:20, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     lo I ſtonde at the doꝛe .· ⁊ knocke if ony man heriþ my voys · ⁊ openeþ þe ȝate to me · I ſhal entre to hym · ⁊ ſoupe with hym · ⁊ he with me

     I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door for me, I'll go and dine with them, and them with me.

• English: sup
• Scots: soup

• “sǒupen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.