swippen

Middle English

Alternative forms

swype

Etymology

Inherited from Old English swipian, from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan; compare swepen and swopen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswipən/

Verb

swippen (third-person singular simple present swippeth, present participle swippynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swipte, past participle swipt)

(with preposition) To strike, hit or attack.
(transitive, religion) To move with haste; to speed.

Usage notes

Before Late Middle English, this verb is only found in the past tense.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swippen (weak in -te)

infinitive	(to) swippen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swippe	swipte
2nd-person singular	swippest	swiptest
3rd-person singular	swippeth	swipte
subjunctive singular	swippe	swipte
imperative singular	swippe	—

plural¹	swippen, swippe	swipten, swipte
imperative plural	swippeth, swippe	—

participles	swippynge, swippende	swipt, yswipt

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

Descendants

English: swip
- >? English: swipe
Scots: soop

References

“swippen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.