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Middle English
Etymology
Not known before the 14th century, but usually considered to be from Anglian Old English *swēpan (West Saxon *swǣpan), from Proto-West Germanic *swaipijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipijaną.
Derivation from Old English swipian (with open-syllable lengthening) or swēop, past participle of swāpan is also possible; these sources may have reinforced a rare *swēpan.
Pronunciation
Verb
swepen (third-person singular simple present swepeth, present participle swepynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swepte, past participle swept)
- (ambitransitive) To sweep (something); to stroke with a broom:
- (transitive, religion) To cleanse or purge evil influences.
- (usually transitive) To remove or eradicate; to strike off.
- (ambitransitive, poetic, uncommon) To speed up or impel.
Conjugation
Conjugation of swepen (weak in -te/-ed)
| infinitive
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(to) swepen, swepe
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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swepe
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swepte, sweped
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| 2nd-person singular
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swepest
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sweptest, swepedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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swepeth
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swepte, sweped
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| subjunctive singular
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swepe
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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swepen, swepe
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swepten, swepte, swepeden, swepede
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| imperative plural
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swepeth, swepe
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| participles
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swepynge, swepende
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swept, sweped, yswept, ysweped
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1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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