hoppian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch huppen, German hüpfen, Swedish hoppa, and Icelandic hoppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxop.pi.ɑn/, [ˈhop.pi.ɑn]

Verb

hoppian

1. to hop
2. to skip, to bound
3. to bounce
4. to jump, to leap
5. to dance

Usage notes

• The senses "to skip" and "to bounce" are not attested in Old English, but they can be securely reconstructed because they occur in Middle English and in cognates such as German hüpfen and Icelandic hoppa.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoppian (weak class 2)

infinitive	hoppian	hoppienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hoppiġe	hoppode
second person singular	hoppast	hoppodest
third person singular	hoppaþ	hoppode
plural	hoppiaþ	hoppodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hoppiġe	hoppode
plural	hoppiġen	hoppoden
imperative
singular	hoppa
plural	hoppiaþ
participle	present	past
	hoppiende	(ġe)hoppod

Synonyms

• (to jump, leap, dance): hlēapan

Derived terms

• *hoppa
• hoppestre
• hoppettan

Descendants

• Middle English: hoppen
  • English: hop