Old English · verb

supan

Normalised sūpan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class II
IPA: /ˈsuː.pɑn/
Syllables: ˈsuː · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: sup soup fluid

Meaning

to sup, take fluid into the mouth

Conjugation

Conjugation of supan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	sūpe	sēap
2nd singular	sȳpst	supe
3rd singular	sȳpþ	sēap
Plural	sūpaþ	supon
Subjunctive
Singular	sūpe	supe
Plural	sūpen	supen

Non-finite forms of supan
	Form
Infinitive	sūpan
Inflected infinitive	sūpenne
Imperative singular	sūp
Imperative plural	sūpaþ
Present participle	sūpende
Past participle	sopen ġesopen

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- Proto-Indo-European *su(H)ph₃néh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *suppōną Proto-Germanic *sūpaną Proto-West Germanic *sūpan Old English sūpan From Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- (“to pour out”). Cognate with Old Norse súpa (“to sip, drink”).

Descendants

soup, sup

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