trumpen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French trumper; equivalent to trumpe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrumpən/

Verb

trumpen

  1. To blow a trumpet or horn; to trump.
  2. To play music with a trumpet or horn.
  3. (rare) To brag; to self-aggrandise.
Conjugation
Conjugation of trumpen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) trumpen, trumpe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular trumpe trumped
2nd-person singular trumpest trumpedest
3rd-person singular trumpeth trumped
subjunctive singular trumpe
imperative singular —
plural1 trumpen, trumpe trumpeden, trumpede
imperative plural trumpeth, trumpe —
participles trumpynge, trumpende trumped, ytrumped

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

Descendants
  • English: trump
References

Etymology 2

From trumpe +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

trumpen

  1. plural of trumpe

Swedish

Adjective

trumpen (comparative trumpnare, superlative trumpnast)

  1. sullen; glum; morose; sulky

Declension

Inflection of trumpen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular trumpen trumpnare trumpnast
neuter singular trumpet trumpnare trumpnast
plural trumpna trumpnare trumpnast
masculine plural2 trumpne trumpnare trumpnast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 trumpne trumpnare trumpnaste
all trumpna trumpnare trumpnaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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