Old English · verb
scierpan
Normalised sċierpan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈʃi͜yr.pɑn/[ˈʃi͜yrˠ.pɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈʃi͜yr · pɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- clothesharpenwhet
scierpan1 · verb
Senses
-
to sharpen
-
to whet
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċierpe | sċierpte |
| 2nd singular | sċierpestsċierpst | sċierptest |
| 3rd singular | sċierpeþsċierpþ | sċierpte |
| Plural | sċierpaþ | sċierpton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċierpe | sċierpte |
| Plural | sċierpen | sċierpten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċierpan |
| Inflected infinitive | sċierpenne |
| Imperative singular | sċierp |
| Imperative plural | sċierpaþ |
| Present participle | sċierpende |
| Past participle | sċierpedġesċierped |
scierpan2 · verb
Senses
-
to clothe
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċierpe | sċierpte |
| 2nd singular | sċierpestsċierpst | sċierptest |
| 3rd singular | sċierpeþsċierpþ | sċierpte |
| Plural | sċierpaþ | sċierpton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċierpe | sċierpte |
| Plural | sċierpen | sċierpten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċierpan |
| Inflected infinitive | sċierpenne |
| Imperative singular | sċierp |
| Imperative plural | sċierpaþ |
| Present participle | sċierpende |
| Past participle | sċierpedġesċierped |
All forms (17)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.
From Proto-West Germanic *skirpijan, equivalent to sċeorp (“dress, apparel”) + -an.
Descendants
sharp
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