Old English · verb
sceorpan
Normalised sċeorpan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /ˈʃe͜or.pɑn/[ˈʃe͜orˠ.pɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈʃe͜or · pɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- irritatescrape
Meaning
-
to scrape, irritate
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċeorpe | sċearp |
| 2nd singular | sċierpst | sċurpe |
| 3rd singular | sċierpþ | sċearp |
| Plural | sċeorpaþ | sċurpon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċeorpe | sċurpe |
| Plural | sċeorpen | sċurpen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċeorpan |
| Inflected infinitive | sċeorpenne |
| Imperative singular | sċeorp |
| Imperative plural | sċeorpaþ |
| Present participle | sċeorpende |
| Past participle | sċorpenġesċorpen |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skerpan, from Proto-Germanic *skerpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
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