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Old English · verb

hyspan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxys.pɑn/
[ˈhys.pɑn]
Syllables
ˈxys · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
tauntmockrevile

Meaning

  1. to mock, taunt

  2. to scorn, revile; insult

  3. to reproach

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyspan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hyspehyspte
2nd singular hyspesthyspsthysptest
3rd singular hyspeþhyspþhyspte
Plural hyspaþhyspton
Subjunctive
Singular hyspehyspte
Plural hyspenhyspten
Non-finite forms of hyspan
Form
Infinitive hyspan
Inflected infinitive hyspenne
Imperative singular hysp
Imperative plural hyspaþ
Present participle hyspende
Past participle hyspedġehysped

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *huspijan, from *husp, *hosp, variants of Proto-West Germanic *husk, *hosk (“mockery”). Equivalent to hosp + -an.

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