swippen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English swipian, from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan; compare swepen and swopen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswipən/

Verb

swippen (third-person singular simple present swippeth, present participle swippynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swipte, past participle swipt)

  1. (with preposition) To strike, hit or attack.
  2. (transitive, religion) To move with haste; to speed.

Usage notes

  • Before Late Middle English, this verb is only found in the past tense.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swippen (weak in -te)
infinitive (to) swippen, swippe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular swippe swipte
2nd-person singular swippest swiptest
3rd-person singular swippeth swipte
subjunctive singular swippe
imperative singular —
plural1 swippen, swippe swipten, swipte
imperative plural swippeth, swippe —
participles swippynge, swippende swipt, yswipt

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

Descendants

  • English: swip
  • Scots: soop

References

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