cepan

Galician

Verb

cepan

1. third-person plural present indicative of cepar

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.pɑn/

Verb

cēpan

1. to keep (an eye on); observe; regard
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.

     People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.

2. to keep (stock of)
3. to keep (to follow a rule); betake oneself to; meditate
4. to await; bear
5. to desire; take

Conjugation

Conjugation of cēpan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cēpan	cēpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cēpe	cēpte
second person singular	cēpest, cēpst	cēptest
third person singular	cēpeþ, cēpþ	cēpte
plural	cēpaþ	cēpton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cēpe	cēpte
plural	cēpen	cēpten
imperative
singular	cēp
plural	cēpaþ
participle	present	past
	cēpende	(ġe)cēped

Derived terms

• becēpan
• ġecēpan

Related terms

• capian
• *cōpnian

Descendants

• Middle English: kepen
  • Scots: kepe, keip
  • English: keep