quappen

See also: Quappen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare wappen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwapən/

Verb

quappen (third-person singular simple present quappeth, present participle quappende, quappynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quapped) (uncommon, intransitive)

  1. To writhe; to contort one's self.
  2. To repeatedly pound or throb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of quappen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) quappen, quappe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular quappe quapped
2nd-person singular quappest quappedest
3rd-person singular quappeth quapped
subjunctive singular quappe
imperative singular —
plural1 quappen, quappe quappeden, quappede
imperative plural quappeth, quappe —
participles quappynge, quappende quapped, yquapped

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

Descendants

  • English: quop (obsolete quap)

References

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