Old English · verb

swapan

Normalised swāpan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ˈswɑː.pɑn/
Syllables: ˈswɑː · pɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: swoop sweep

Meaning

to sweep

Conjugation

Conjugation of swapan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	swāpe	swēop
2nd singular	swǣpst	swēope
3rd singular	swǣpþ	swēop
Plural	swāpaþ	swēopon
Subjunctive
Singular	swāpe	swēope
Plural	swāpen	swēopen

Non-finite forms of swapan
	Form
Infinitive	swāpan
Inflected infinitive	swāpenne
Imperative singular	swāp
Imperative plural	swāpaþ
Present participle	swāpende
Past participle	swāpen ġeswāpen

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *swaipaną Proto-West Germanic *swaipan Old English swapan Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną. Cognate with Old High German sweifan.

Descendants

swoop

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