trippen

Middle English

Alternative forms

tripen, treppen, tryppyn, tryppe, trippe, tryp

Etymology

Probably from Old French triper; equivalent to trip (“that which causes a misstep”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtripən/

Verb

trippen

To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance.
To misstep; to trip or tumble.
To make somebody trip; to knock.
(rare) To walk with vigour; to jog.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trippen (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) trippen
1st person singular	trippe	trippede
2nd person singular	trippest	trippedest
3rd person singular	trippeth, trippeþ	trippede
plural	trippen	trippeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	trippe	trippede
plural	trippen	trippeden
imperative	present
singular	trippe
plural	trippeth, trippeþ
participle	present	past
participle	trippende, trippinge	tripped, ytripped

Derived terms

Descendants

English: trip
Scots: trip

References

“trippen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.

Swedish

Noun

trippen

definite singular of tripp

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