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Old English · verb

lapian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈlɑ.pi.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈlɑ · pi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
laplick

Meaning

  1. to lick, lap

Conjugation

Conjugation of lapian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lapiġelapode
2nd singular lapastlapodest
3rd singular lapaþlapode
Plural lapiaþlapodon
Subjunctive
Singular lapiġelapode
Plural lapiġenlapoden
Non-finite forms of lapian
Form
Infinitive lapian
Inflected infinitive lapienne
Imperative singular lapa
Imperative plural lapiaþ
Present participle lapiende
Past participle lapodġelapod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lapōn, a variant of *lappōn, from Proto-Germanic *lappōną. Cognate with Latin lambō, Ancient Greek λάπτω (láptō), Albanian lap, and Lithuanian lapènti.

Descendants

lap

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