cepan

Meaning

1. to keep (an eye on); observe; regard

   Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.

   People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.

   late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

2. to keep (stock of)

3. to keep (to follow a rule); betake oneself to; meditate

4. to await; bear

5. to desire; take

Conjugation