clipian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *klipēn, *klapēn, from Proto-Germanic *klipjaną, *klapjaną (“to be noisy, chatter”), possibly related to Proto-Germanic *klapōną, *klappōną (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Old Frisian kleppa, klippa (“to sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkli.pi.ɑn/
Verb
clipian
- to call out, cry, appeal
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Þū ūs clypast tō ūrunm weġe, and ūs ġelēdest tō þǣre dura and ūs ðā untȳnst,...
- Thou callest us back to our way, and leadest us to the door, and openest to us,...
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Conjugation
Conjugation of clipian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | clipian | clipienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | clipiġe | clipode |
| second person singular | clipast | clipodest |
| third person singular | clipaþ | clipode |
| plural | clipiaþ | clipodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | clipiġe | clipode |
| plural | clipiġen | clipoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | clipa | |
| plural | clipiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clipiende | (ġe)clipod | |
Derived terms
- ācleopian
- beclipian
- clipol
- clipung
- forþclypian
- ġeclipian
- ofclipian
- oferclipian
- onclipian
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