stoupen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English stūpian, from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstuːpən/

Verb

stoupen (third-person singular simple present stoupeth, present participle stoupende, stoupynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stouped)

To bend over; to stoop or hunch.
To bend the head or eyes forwards; to slouch.
To be regularly or habitually tilt or bent diagonally.
To become bent or inclined from a blow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stoupen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) stoupen, stoupe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stoupe	stouped
2nd-person singular	stoupest	stoupedest
3rd-person singular	stoupeth	stouped
subjunctive singular	stoupe	stouped
imperative singular	stoupe	—

plural¹	stoupen, stoupe	stoupeden, stoupede
imperative plural	stoupeth, stoupe	—

participles	stoupynge, stoupende	stouped, ystouped

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

Descendants

English: stoop (obsolete stoup)
Middle Scots: stoup

References

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