swippen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English swipian, from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan; compare swepen and swopen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswipən/
Verb
swippen (third-person singular simple present swippeth, present participle swippynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swipte, past participle swipt)
Usage notes
- Before Late Middle English, this verb is only found in the past tense.
Conjugation
Conjugation of swippen (weak in -te)
infinitive | (to) swippen | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | swippe | swipte | |
2nd-person singular | swippest | swiptest | |
3rd-person singular | swippeth | swipte | |
subjunctive singular | swippe | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | swippen, swippe | swipten, swipte | |
imperative plural | swippeth, swippe | — | |
participles | swippynge, swippende | swipt, yswipt |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “swippen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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