vorsupen
Middle Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vor- + supen. Cognate with Dutch verzuipen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vorsûpen
- to lose one's wealth or belongings by trading for alcohol
- Sin gud vorsupen. (To invest one's property into alcohol.)
- to drown
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vorsupen as a class 2b strong verb
| Plain Infinitive | vorsûpen | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô vorsûpene or tô vorsûpende | |||
| Verbal Noun | vorsûpen or vorsûpent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | vorsûpende | 2nd Person Singular | vorsûp | |
| Past | vorsōpen or vorsāpen | 2nd Person Plural | vorsûpet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | vorsûpe | vorsôp | vorsûpe | vorsȫpe |
| 2nd Person Singular | vorsü̂pest or vorsü̂̂pst | vorsōpest or vorsȫpest | vorsûpest | vorsȫpest |
| 3rd Person Singular | vorsü̂pet or vorsü̂̂pt | vorsôp | vorsûpet | vorsȫpe |
| Plural | vorsûpen (vorsûpet?) | vorsōpen or vorsȫpen | vorsûpen | vorsȫpen |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- 1875–1881, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch, Karl Schiller and August Lübben