hæppan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæp.pɑn/, [ˈhæp.pɑn]
Verb
hæppan
- to slip, move accidentally
Conjugation
Conjugation of hæppan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | hæppan | hæppenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hæppe | hæpte |
| second person singular | hæpest | hæptest |
| third person singular | hæpeþ | hæpte |
| plural | hæppaþ | hæpton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hæppe | hæpte |
| plural | hæppen | hæpten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hæpe | |
| plural | hæppaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hæppende | (ġe)hæped | |
Descendants
- Middle English: happenen
- English: happen
- Yola: ee-happen'd (ppl.)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hæppan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.