snaperen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • snapperen, snapere, snapre

Etymology

Likely formed with the frequentative suffix -eren (compare Modern English -er). For the stem compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva (“to stumble”), Swedish snava (“to stumble”), obsolete German schnappen (“to totter, to limp”), Middle High German snaben, Middle Low German snaven (“to stumble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnap(ə)rən/

Verb

snaperen (third-person singular simple present snapereth, present participle snaperende, snaperynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle snapered)

  1. to stumble, to trip
  2. (figuratively) to fall into error; to make a mistake, and especially to stumble morally
  3. to fall in battle

Conjugation

Conjugation of snaperen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) snaperen, snapere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular snapere snapered
2nd-person singular snaperest snaperedest
3rd-person singular snapereth snapered
subjunctive singular snapere
imperative singular —
plural1 snaperen, snapere snapereden, snaperede
imperative plural snapereth, snapere —
participles snaperynge, snaperende snapered, ysnapered

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

Descendants

  • English: snapper

References

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