ympen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English impian, from Proto-West Germanic *impōn; equivalent to ympe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈimpən/

Verb

ympen (third-person singular simple present ympeth, present participle ympende, ympynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ymped)

  1. To transplant (attach a cutting to stock)
  2. To write in; to add new text to.
  3. (rare) To introduce an idea or concept to one's mind.
  4. (rare) To plant; to introduce a plant to soil.
  5. (rare, by extension) To incorporate, add or transplant.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ympen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) ympen, ympe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular ympe ymped
2nd-person singular ympest ympedest
3rd-person singular ympeth ymped
subjunctive singular ympe
imperative singular —
plural1 ympen, ympe ympeden, ympede
imperative plural ympeth, ympe —
participles ympynge, ympende ymped, yymped

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

Descendants
  • English: imp
  • Scots: imp
References

Etymology 2

Noun

ympen

  1. plural of ympe

Swedish

Noun

ympen

  1. definite singular of ymp
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