hoppian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch huppen, German hüpfen, Swedish hoppa, and Icelandic hoppa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxop.pi.ɑn/, [ˈhop.pi.ɑn]

Verb

hoppian

  1. to hop
  2. to skip, to bound
  3. to bounce
  4. to jump, to leap
  5. to dance

Usage notes

  • The senses "to skip" and "to bounce" are not attested in Old English, but they can be securely reconstructed because they occur in Middle English and in cognates such as German hüpfen and Icelandic hoppa.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoppian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hoppian hoppienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hoppiġe hoppode
second person singular hoppast hoppodest
third person singular hoppaþ hoppode
plural hoppiaþ hoppodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hoppiġe hoppode
plural hoppiġen hoppoden
imperative
singular hoppa
plural hoppiaþ
participle present past
hoppiende (ġe)hoppod

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Descendants

  • Middle English: hoppen
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