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Old English · verb

hnæppan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxnæp.pɑn/
[ˈn̥æp.pɑn]
Syllables
ˈxnæp · pɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to strike

    Swā swā sīo nafu bið symle swā gesund, hnæppen þā felga on þæt ðe hī hnæppen. In the same way as the nave is always so sound, let the felloes strike on that which they strike.

    c. 9th century, Alfred the Great, De Consolatione Philosophiae

Conjugation

Conjugation of hnæppan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hnæppehnæpede
2nd singular hnæpesthnæpedest
3rd singular hnæpeþhnæpede
Plural hnæppaþhnæpedon
Subjunctive
Singular hnæppehnæpede
Plural hnæppenhnæpeden
Non-finite forms of hnæppan
Form
Infinitive hnæppan
Inflected infinitive hnæppenne
Imperative singular hnæpe
Imperative plural hnæppaþ
Present participle hnæppende
Past participle hnæpedġehnæped

All forms (15)

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