kepen

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See also: képen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

kepen

plural of keep

Middle English

Alternative forms

keepen, kepe

Etymology

From Old English cēpan, from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeːpən/

Verb

kepen

to keep

Conjugation

Conjugation of kepen (weak in -te)

infinitive	(to) kepen, kepe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	kepe	kepte
2nd-person singular	kepest	keptest
3rd-person singular	kepeth	kepte
subjunctive singular	kepe	kepte
imperative singular	kepe	—

plural¹	kepen, kepe	kepten, kepte
imperative plural	kepeth, kepe	—

participles	kepynge, kepende	kept, ykept

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

Descendants

English: keep
Scots: kepe, keip
Yola: keep

References

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

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