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Danish
Noun
steppen c
- definite singular of steppe
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛpən/, /ˈstapən/
Verb
steppen (transitive, intransitive)
- To step; to place one's foot down.
- To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
- To go; to walk or move:
- To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
- (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .
Usage notes
This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.
Conjugation
infinitive
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(to) steppen, steppe
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present tense
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past tense
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1st-person singular
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steppe
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stop, step, stap, stepped
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2nd-person singular
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steppest
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stope, stepe, stop, step, stap, steppedest
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3rd-person singular
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steppeth
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stop, step, stap, stepped
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subjunctive singular
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steppe
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stope1, stepe1, stepped1
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imperative singular
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—
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plural2
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steppen, steppe
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stopen, stope, stepen, stepe, steppeden, steppede
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imperative plural
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steppeth, steppe
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—
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participles
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steppynge, steppende
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stapen, stape, stopen, stope, stepped
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
steppen m
- definite singular of steppe