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Old English · verb

hoppian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxop.pi.ɑn/
[ˈhop.pi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxop · pi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
hopbounceskipdancejump

Meaning

  1. to hop

  2. to skip, to bound

  3. to bounce

  4. to jump, to leap

  5. to dance

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoppian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hoppiġehoppode
2nd singular hoppasthoppodest
3rd singular hoppaþhoppode
Plural hoppiaþhoppodon
Subjunctive
Singular hoppiġehoppode
Plural hoppiġenhoppoden
Non-finite forms of hoppian
Form
Infinitive hoppian
Inflected infinitive hoppienne
Imperative singular hoppa
Imperative plural hoppiaþ
Present participle hoppiende
Past participle hoppodġehoppod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch huppen, German hüpfen, Swedish hoppa, and Icelandic hoppa.

Descendants

hop

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