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Old English · verb

ceapian

Normalised ċēapian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑː.pi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑː · pi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
buy

Meaning

  1. to buy

Conjugation

Conjugation of ceapian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ċēapiġeċēapode
2nd singular ċēapastċēapodest
3rd singular ċēapaþċēapode
Plural ċēapiaþċēapodon
Subjunctive
Singular ċēapiġeċēapode
Plural ċēapiġenċēapoden
Non-finite forms of ceapian
Form
Infinitive ċēapian
Inflected infinitive ċēapienne
Imperative singular ċēapa
Imperative plural ċēapiaþ
Present participle ċēapiende
Past participle ċēapodġeċēapod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn (“to buy”). Cognate with Old High German koufōn.

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