hleapan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan.

Cognate with Old Frisian hlāpa, Old Saxon hlōpan, Old High German loufan, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑː.pɑn/,

Verb

hlēapan

  1. to jump
    Hlēap ofer þæt ġeat!
    Jump over that gate!
  2. to dance
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"
      Hērōdēs swōr þæt hē wolde þǣre hlēapendan dehter forġiefan swā hwæt swā hēo bæd.
      Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked.
  3. to run

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlēapan (strong class 7)
infinitive hlēapan hlēapenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hlēape hlēop
second person singular hlīepst hlēope
third person singular hlīepþ hlēop
plural hlēapaþ hlēopon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hlēape hlēope
plural hlēapen hlēopen
imperative
singular hlēap
plural hlēapaþ
participle present past
hlēapende (ġe)hlēapen

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