threpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English þrēapian, from Proto-West Germanic *þraupōn, from Proto-Germanic *þraupōną; equivalent to threp +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɛːpən/

Verb

threpen (chiefly Northern)

  1. To scold, reprove, or rebuke.
  2. To argue; to have an argument with.
  3. To fight or strive; to be in conflict with.
  4. To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction.

Conjugation

Conjugation of threpen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) threpen, threpe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular threpe threped
2nd-person singular threpest threpedest
3rd-person singular threpeth threped
subjunctive singular threpe
imperative singular —
plural1 threpen, threpe threpeden, threpede
imperative plural threpeth, threpe —
participles threpynge, threpende threped

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

Descendants

  • English: threap, threep, threip, threpe, threeap, thrape, threp, traep, traip, trep, trape
  • Scots: threip, threpe

References

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