stoppian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to stop, close, push, prick”). Cognate with Old Saxon stuppōn (“to stop up”), Old High German stoffōn, stoppōn (“to stop up”), Old High German stophōn (“to pierce”). More at stump.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstop.pi.ɑn/

Verb

stoppian

  1. to stop
  2. to close (a hole or aperture)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stoppian (weak, class 2)
infinitive stoppian stoppienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular stoppiġe stoppode
second person singular stoppast stoppodest
third person singular stoppaþ stoppode
plural stoppiaþ stoppodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular stoppiġe stoppode
plural stoppiġen stoppoden
imperative
singular stoppa
plural stoppiaþ
participle present past
stoppiende (ġe)stoppod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: stoppen, stoppien
    • English: stop (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: stop, stap
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