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Old English · verb

pipian

Normalised pīpian

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

Meaning

  1. to pipe, play the pipes

Conjugation

Conjugation of pipian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular pīpiġepīpode
2nd singular pīpastpīpodest
3rd singular pīpaþpīpode
Plural pīpiaþpīpodon
Subjunctive
Singular pīpiġepīpode
Plural pīpiġenpīpoden
Non-finite forms of pipian
Form
Infinitive pīpian
Inflected infinitive pīpienne
Imperative singular pīpa
Imperative plural pīpiaþ
Present participle pīpiende
Past participle pīpodġepīpod

All forms (15)

Etymology

By surface analysis, pīpe (“pipe”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

Descendants

pipe

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