swopen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English swāpan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔːpən/, /ˈswoːpən/

Verb

swopen (third-person singular simple present swopeth, present participle swopynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swep, past participle swopen)

  1. To sweep debris or litter away.
  2. (religion) To cleanse or purge evil influences.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swopen (strong class 7 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) swopen, swope
present tense past tense
1st-person singular swope swep, swoped
2nd-person singular swopest swepe, swep, swopedest
3rd-person singular swopeth swep, swoped
subjunctive singular swope swepe1, swoped1
imperative singular —
plural2 swopen, swope swepen, swepe, swopeden, swopede
imperative plural swopeth, swope —
participles swopynge, swopende swopen, swope, swoped, yswopen, yswope

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: swoop
  • Scots: swap, swape, swaip

References

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