stoupen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English stūpian, from Proto-West Germanic *stūpōn, from Proto-Germanic *stūpōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstuːpən/

Verb

stoupen (third-person singular simple present stoupeth, present participle stoupende, stoupynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stouped)

  1. To bend over; to stoop or hunch.
  2. To bend the head or eyes forwards; to slouch.
  3. To be regularly or habitually diagonally tilted or bent.
  4. To become bent or inclined from a blow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stoupen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stoupen, stoupe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stoupe stouped
2nd-person singular stoupest stoupedest
3rd-person singular stoupeth stouped
subjunctive singular stoupe
imperative singular
plural1 stoupen, stoupe stoupeden, stoupede
imperative plural stoupeth, stoupe
participles stoupynge, stoupende stouped, ystouped

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: stoop (obsolete stoup)
  • Middle Scots: stoup

References