scierpan

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.

Alternative forms

Verb

sċierpan

  1. to sharpen
  2. to whet
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċierpan (weak class 1)
infinitive sċierpan sċierpenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċierpe sċierpte
second person singular sċierpest, sċierpst sċierptest
third person singular sċierpeþ, sċierpþ sċierpte
plural sċierpaþ sċierpton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċierpe sċierpte
plural sċierpen sċierpten
imperative
singular sċierp
plural sċierpaþ
participle present past
sċierpende (ġe)sċierped
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *skirpijan, equivalent to sċeorp (“dress, apparel”) +‎ -an.

Alternative forms

Verb

sċierpan

  1. to clothe
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċierpan (weak class 1)
infinitive sċierpan sċierpenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċierpe sċierpte
second person singular sċierpest, sċierpst sċierptest
third person singular sċierpeþ, sċierpþ sċierpte
plural sċierpaþ sċierpton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċierpe sċierpte
plural sċierpen sċierpten
imperative
singular sċierp
plural sċierpaþ
participle present past
sċierpende (ġe)sċierped
Derived terms
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