clæppan

Old English

Alternative forms

• clappan

Etymology

Alteration of clappian, or from Proto-Germanic *klappijaną, related to *klappōną. Cognate with Old High German biklepfen (“to oppress, defeat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæp.pɑn/

Verb

clæppan

1. to throb

Conjugation

Conjugation of clæppan (weak class 1)

infinitive	clæppan	clæppenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	clæppe	clæpede
second person singular	clæpest	clæpedest
third person singular	clæpeþ	clæpede
plural	clæppaþ	clæpedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	clæppe	clæpede
plural	clæppen	clæpeden
imperative
singular	clæpe
plural	clæppaþ
participle	present	past
	clæppende	(ġe)clæped

Related terms

• clæppettan (“to palpitate, have palpitations”)

Descendants

• Middle English: cleppen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “clæppan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Old English to Modern English Translator