ympen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English impian, from Proto-West Germanic *impōn; equivalent to ympe +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”, infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• impe, impen, impyn, ympe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimpən/

Verb

ympen (third-person singular simple present ympeth, present participle ympende, ympynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ymped)

1. To transplant (attach a cutting to stock)
2. To write in; to add new text to.
3. (rare) To introduce an idea or concept to one's mind.
4. (rare) To plant; to introduce a plant to soil.
5. (rare, by extension) To incorporate, add or transplant.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ympen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) ympen, ympe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ympe	ymped
2nd-person singular	ympest	ympedest
3rd-person singular	ympeth	ymped
subjunctive singular	ympe
imperative singular		—
plural1	ympen, ympe	ympeden, ympede
imperative plural	ympeth, ympe	—
participles	ympynge, ympende	ymped, yymped

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

Descendants

• English: imp
• Scots: imp

References

• “impen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.

Etymology 2

From ympe +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

ympen

1. plural of ympe

Swedish

Noun

ympen

1. definite singular of ymp