croppen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• croppe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English croppian; equivalent to croppe (“crop”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔpən/

Verb

croppen (third-person singular simple present croppeth, present participle croppende, croppynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle cropped)

1. To crop or trim (a plant).

Conjugation

Conjugation of croppen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) croppen, croppe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	croppe	cropped
2nd-person singular	croppest	croppedest
3rd-person singular	croppeth	cropped
subjunctive singular	croppe
imperative singular		—
plural1	croppen, croppe	croppeden, croppede
imperative plural	croppeth, croppe	—
participles	croppynge, croppende	cropped, ycropped

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: crop
• Scots: crap

References

• “croppen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.