scierpan

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Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃi͜yr.pɑn/, [ˈʃi͜yrˠ.pɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.

Alternative forms

sċyrpan, sċirpan, sċerpan

Verb

sċierpan

to sharpen
to whet

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċierpan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	sċierpan	sċierpenne
first person singular	sċierpe	sċierpte
second person singular	sċierpest, sċierpst	sċierptest
third person singular	sċierpeþ, sċierpþ	sċierpte
plural	sċierpaþ	sċierpton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċierpe	sċierpte
plural	sċierpen	sċierpten
imperative
singular	sċierp
plural	sċierpaþ
participle	present	past
	sċierpende	(ġe)sċierped

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: scerpen, scharpen (merged with descendant of Old English sċearpian)
- English: sharp
- Scots: scherp, scharp

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *skirpijan, equivalent to sċeorp (“dress, apparel”) +‎ -an.