Reconstruction:Old English/cempan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to campaign, do battle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkem.pɑn/

Verb

*cempan

  1. to battle, fight
  2. to go to war
  3. to struggle, strive, contend

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cempan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *cempan *cempenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *cempe *cempte
second person singular *cempest, *cempst *cemptest
third person singular *cempeþ, *cempþ *cempte
plural *cempaþ *cempton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *cempe *cempte
plural *cempen *cempten
imperative
singular *cemp
plural *cempaþ
participle present past
*cempende *(ġe)cemped

Descendants

  • Middle English: kempen, kempe
    • English: kemp (obsolete)
    • Scots: kemp, camp (archaic)
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