stoupen

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English stūpian, from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną.

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Pronunciation

Verb

stoupen (third-person singular simple present stoupeth, present participle stoupende, stoupynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stouped)

  1. To bend over; to stoop or hunch.
  2. To bend the head or eyes forwards; to slouch.
  3. To be regularly or habitually tilt or bent diagonally.
  4. To become bent or inclined from a blow.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: stoop (obsolete stoup)
  • Middle Scots: stoup

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