clyppan

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Old English

Etymology

From West Proto-Germanic *klupjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-, *gleb(ʰ)- (“to squeeze while holding”), from *gel- (“to roll up together, into a ball; round object”) with an extra b(ʰ). Related to Lithuanian glóbti (“to hug, to embrace; to take, to grab for oneself; to cover, to wrap; to save, to help”), Old Prussian galbimai (“help”) (dative), poglabū (“he cuddled, hugged”).

Pronunciation

Verb

clyppan

  1. to hug
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      þinċeð him on mōde · þæt hē his mondryhten
      clyppe ond cysse, · ond on cnēo leċġe
      it seems to him on mind that he would his man-lord
      hug and kiss, and on knee would put.
  2. to cherish
  3. to clasp

Conjugation

Conjugation of clyppan (weak class 1)
infinitive clyppan clyppenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular clyppe clypte
second person singular clyppest, clypst clyptest
third person singular clyppeþ, clypþ clypte
plural clyppaþ clypton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular clyppe clypte
plural clyppen clypten
imperative
singular clypp
plural clyppaþ
participle present past
clyppende (ġe)clypped

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: cleppen, cluppen, clippen

References

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