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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English swāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɔːpən/, /ˈswoːpən/
Verb
swopen (third-person singular simple present swopeth, present participle swopynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swep, past participle swopen)
- To sweep debris or litter away.
- (religion) To cleanse or purge evil influences.
Conjugation
Conjugation of swopen (strong class 7 or weak in -ed)
| infinitive
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(to) swopen, swope
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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swope
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swep, swoped
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| 2nd-person singular
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swopest
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swepe, swep, swopedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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swopeth
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swep, swoped
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| subjunctive singular
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swope
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swepe1, swoped1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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swopen, swope
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swepen, swepe, swopeden, swopede
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| imperative plural
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swopeth, swope
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| participles
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swopynge, swopende
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swopen, swope, swoped, yswopen, yswope
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1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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