cappen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from Old Northern French choper (“to cut off”), from colp (“strike, hit”).[1]
Cognate with Middle Low German kappen (“to cut; clip; chop off”), Middle English chappen, choppen (“to chop”), Alemannic German kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”). Compare also Dutch kippen, English chip and chap.
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | cappen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | cappen | |
| In genitive | cappens | |
| In dative | cappene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | cappe | — |
| 2nd singular | caps, cappes | — |
| 3rd singular | capt, cappet | — |
| 1st plural | cappen | — |
| 2nd plural | capt, cappet | — |
| 3rd plural | cappen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | cappe | — |
| 2nd singular | caps, cappes | — |
| 3rd singular | cappe | — |
| 1st plural | cappen | — |
| 2nd plural | capt, cappet | — |
| 3rd plural | cappen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | cap, cappe | |
| Plural | capt, cappet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | cappende | — |
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “chop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “cappen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “cappen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkapən/
Verb
cappen
- To put a cap or hat on; to wear headgear.
Conjugation
Conjugation of cappen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) cappen, cappe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | cappe | capped | |
| 2nd-person singular | cappest | cappedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | cappeth | capped | |
| subjunctive singular | cappe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | cappen, cappe | cappeden, cappede | |
| imperative plural | cappeth, cappe | — | |
| participles | cappynge, cappende | capped, ycapped | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: cap
References
- “cappen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.
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