wepan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa, Proto-Slavic *vъpiti (“to weep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweː.pɑn/

Verb

wēpan (West Saxon)

  1. to weep
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      þā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.
      Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.
  2. to complain, bewail

Conjugation

Conjugation of wēpan (strong, class VII)
infinitive wēpan wēpenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wēpe wēop
second person singular wēpst wēope
third person singular wēpþ wēop
plural wēpaþ wēopon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wēpe wēope
plural wēpen wēopen
imperative
singular wēp
plural wēpaþ
participle present past
wēpende (ġe)wōpen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wepen
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