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Old English · verb

hreppan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxrep.pɑn/
[ˈr̥ep.pɑn]
Syllables
ˈxrep · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
treatraprape

Meaning

  1. to touch; treat

  2. to attack

Conjugation

Conjugation of hreppan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hreppehrepede
2nd singular hrepesthrepedest
3rd singular hrepeþhrepede
Plural hreppaþhrepedon
Subjunctive
Singular hreppehrepede
Plural hreppenhrepeden
Non-finite forms of hreppan
Form
Infinitive hreppan
Inflected infinitive hreppenne
Imperative singular hrepe
Imperative plural hreppaþ
Present participle hreppende
Past participle hrepedġehreped

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrappjan. Cognate with Old Frisian hreppa (“to move”), Old Norse hreppa (“to grasp, obtain”).

Descendants

rap, rape

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