creopan

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Cognate with Old Frisian kriāpa, Old Saxon kriopan, Old High German kriofan, Old Norse krjúpa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkre͜oː.pɑn/

    Verb

    crēopan

    1. to crawl
    2. to creep
      • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
        ...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum.
        ...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as the motion of other creeping reptiles is with their feet.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of crēopan (strong, class II)
    infinitive crēopan crēopenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular crēope crēap
    second person singular crīepst crupe
    third person singular crīepþ crēap
    plural crēopaþ crupon
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular crēope crupe
    plural crēopen crupen
    imperative
    singular crēop
    plural crēopaþ
    participle present past
    crēopende (ġe)cropen

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: crepen
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