frapen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • frappen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fraper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfra(ː)pən/

Verb

frapen

  1. To strike, beat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of frapen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) frapen, frape
present tense past tense
1st-person singular frape fraped
2nd-person singular frapest frapedest
3rd-person singular frapeth fraped
subjunctive singular frape
imperative singular
plural1 frapen, frape frapeden, frapede
imperative plural frapeth, frape
participles frapynge, frapende fraped, yfraped

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

Descendants

  • English: frap
  • Fingallian: frap (noun)

References