hleapan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”). Cognate with Old Frisian hlāpa (West Frisian ljeppe), Old Saxon hlōpan (Low German lopen), Dutch lopen, Old High German hloufan (German laufen (“run”)), Old Norse hlaupa (Danish løbe, Swedish löpa), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhlæːɑ̯pɑn/
Verb
hlēapan
- to run
- Se heorot hlēop anweġ þā wē nēah cōmon.
- The deer ran away when we came close.
- to jump, leap
- Hlēap ofer þæt ġeat!
- Jump over the gate!
- to dance
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"
- Hērōdēs swōr þæt hē wolde þǣre hlēapendan dehter forġiefan swā hwæt swā hēo bæd.
- Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked.
- Hērōdēs swōr þæt hē wolde þǣre hlēapendan dehter forġiefan swā hwæt swā hēo bæd.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"
Conjugation
Conjugation of hlēapan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | hlēapan | tō hlēapenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hlēape | hlēop |
| 2nd-person singular | hlīepst | hlēope |
| 3rd-person singular | hlīepþ | hlēop |
| plural | hlēapaþ | hlēopon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | hlēape | hlēope |
| plural | hlēapen | hlēopen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hlēap | |
| plural | hlēapaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hlēapende | (ġe)hlēapen | |
Derived terms
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