wipen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

wipe, wippe, wype, wypen

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wīpian, from Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːpən/

Verb

wipen

To wipe or swipe for cleaning purposes:
1. (figurative) To purge of malign or wicked influence.
2. To wipe dirt or other substances away from a wound.
3. To remove by wiping or swiping off.
To cleanse (to eliminate impurities or stains) without reference to wiping.
To remove or destroy without reference to wiping.
To wipe back and forth in a rubbing motion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *wipen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) wipen, wipe

1st-person singular	wipe	wiped
2nd-person singular	wipest	wipedest
3rd-person singular	wipeth	wiped
subjunctive singular	wipe	wiped
imperative singular	wipe	—

plural¹	wipen, wipe	wipeden, wipede
imperative plural	wipeth, wipe	—

participles	wipynge, wipende	wiped, ywiped

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: wipe
Scots: wip, wepe, wype, wipe

References

“wīpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-12.

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