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Old English · verb

sipian

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

Meaning

  1. to absorb moisture

Conjugation

Conjugation of sipian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sipiġesipode
2nd singular sipastsipodest
3rd singular sipaþsipode
Plural sipiaþsipodon
Subjunctive
Singular sipiġesipode
Plural sipiġensipoden
Non-finite forms of sipian
Form
Infinitive sipian
Inflected infinitive sipienne
Imperative singular sipa
Imperative plural sipiaþ
Present participle sipiende
Past participle sipodġesipod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sipōną (“to drip, trickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, trickle, leak out”).

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