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Old English · verb

cempan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈkem.pɑn/
Syllables
ˈkem · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
go to warkempcontendstruggle

cempan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of cempa:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  2. inflection of cempa:; nominative/accusative plural

  3. Inflected form of cempa

cempan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to battle, fight

  2. to go to war

  3. to struggle, strive, contend

Conjugation

Conjugation of cempan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cempecempte
2nd singular cempestcempstcemptest
3rd singular cempeþcempþcempte
Plural cempaþcempton
Subjunctive
Singular cempecempte
Plural cempencempten
Non-finite forms of cempan
Form
Infinitive cempan
Inflected infinitive cempenne
Imperative singular cemp
Imperative plural cempaþ
Present participle cempende
Past participle cempedġecemped

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”).

Descendants

kemp

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