frapen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• frappen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fraper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfra(ː)pən/

Verb

frapen

1. To strike, beat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frapen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) frapen, frape
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	frape	fraped
2nd-person singular	frapest	frapedest
3rd-person singular	frapeth	fraped
subjunctive singular	frape
imperative singular		—
plural1	frapen, frape	frapeden, frapede
imperative plural	frapeth, frape	—
participles	frapynge, frapende	fraped, yfraped

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

Descendants

• English: frap
• Fingallian: frap, frapping

References

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