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Old English · verb

clæppan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈklæp.pɑn/
Syllables
ˈklæp · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
clepthrob

Meaning

  1. to throb

Conjugation

Conjugation of clæppan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clæppeclæpede
2nd singular clæpestclæpedest
3rd singular clæpeþclæpede
Plural clæppaþclæpedon
Subjunctive
Singular clæppeclæpede
Plural clæppenclæpeden
Non-finite forms of clæppan
Form
Infinitive clæppan
Inflected infinitive clæppenne
Imperative singular clæpe
Imperative plural clæppaþ
Present participle clæppende
Past participle clæpedġeclæped

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, related to *klappōn (“to clap”). Cognate with Old Frisian kleppa (“to hit, sound”), Old High German biklepfen (“to oppress, defeat”).

Descendants

clep

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