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steppen

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Danish

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Noun

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steppen c

  1. definite singular of steppe

German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German steppen, itself either borrowed from Old Saxon steppon (to pierce, mark with stitches) or inherited from a Central German cognate of the same. Closely related with stippen, which see.

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Verb

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steppen (weak, third-person singular present steppt, past tense steppte, past participle gesteppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sew a straight seam with narrow stitches
  2. (by extension) to quilt
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Etymology 2

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Early 20th century, from English step. Either directly from the verb or by backformation from Stepptanz, from English step dance.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛpən/, (less often) /ˈstɛpən/

Verb

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steppen (weak, third-person singular present steppt, past tense steppte, past participle gesteppt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to step-dance, (especially) to tap-dance
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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛpən/, /ˈstapən/

Verb

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steppen (transitive, intransitive)

  1. To step; to place one's foot down.
  2. To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
  3. To go; to walk or move:
    1. To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
    2. (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .

Usage notes

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This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of steppen (strong class 6/7 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) steppen, steppe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular steppe stop, step, stap, stepped
2nd-person singular steppest stope, stepe, stop, step, stap, steppedest
3rd-person singular steppeth stop, step, stap, stepped
subjunctive singular steppe stope1, stepe1, stepped1
imperative singular
plural2 steppen, steppe stopen, stope, stepen, stepe, steppeden, steppede
imperative plural steppeth, steppe
participles steppynge, steppende stapen, stape, stopen, stope, stepped

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Descendants

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  • English: step
  • Scots: stap, stop, step

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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steppen m

  1. definite singular of steppe