Old English · verb

ræpan

Normalised rǣpan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈræː.pɑn/
Syllables: ˈræː · pɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

to bind with rope, make captive

Conjugation

Conjugation of ræpan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	rǣpe	rǣpte
2nd singular	rǣpest rǣpst	rǣptest
3rd singular	rǣpeþ rǣpþ	rǣpte
Plural	rǣpaþ	rǣpton
Subjunctive
Singular	rǣpe	rǣpte
Plural	rǣpen	rǣpten

Non-finite forms of ræpan
	Form
Infinitive	rǣpan
Inflected infinitive	rǣpenne
Imperative singular	rǣp
Imperative plural	rǣpaþ
Present participle	rǣpende
Past participle	rǣped ġerǣped

All forms (17)

rǣpe
rǣpte
rǣpest
rǣpst
rǣptest
rǣpeþ
rǣpþ
rǣpaþ
rǣpton
rǣpen
rǣpten
rǣpan
rǣpenne
rǣp
rǣpende
rǣped
ġerǣped

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raipijaną, *raipōną (“to tie, bind”), from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“string, strap, band, rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to peel off, rip, tear; strip, strap”). Compare Old High German bireifen (“to wrap up, bind”), Old Norse reipa (“to fasten with rope”).

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