Old English · verb

cippian

Normalised ċippian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃip.pi.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈt͡ʃip · pi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: chip chop trim

Meaning

to cut, trim; cut up, chop; chip

Conjugation

Conjugation of cippian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ċippiġe	ċippode
2nd singular	ċippast	ċippodest
3rd singular	ċippaþ	ċippode
Plural	ċippiaþ	ċippodon
Subjunctive
Singular	ċippiġe	ċippode
Plural	ċippiġen	ċippoden

Non-finite forms of cippian
	Form
Infinitive	ċippian
Inflected infinitive	ċippienne
Imperative singular	ċippa
Imperative plural	ċippiaþ
Present participle	ċippiende
Past participle	ċippod ġeċippod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kippōn, from Proto-Germanic *kipp- (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”). Akin to Middle Dutch kippen (“to cut, strike, knock”), Middle Low German kippen (“to hatch out”), Old Swedish kippa (“to chop”), Old English ċipp (“chip”). More at chip, chop.

Descendants

chip

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