threpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

threp, threpe, þrepe
(early) þræpenn

Etymology

From Old English þrēapian, from Proto-West Germanic *þraupōn, from Proto-Germanic *þraupōną; equivalent to threp +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛːpən/

Verb

threpen (chiefly Northern)

To scold, reprove, or rebuke.
To argue; to have an argument with.
To fight or strive; to be in conflict with.
To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction.

Conjugation

Conjugation of threpen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) threpen, threpe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	threpe	threped
2nd-person singular	threpest	threpedest
3rd-person singular	threpeth	threped
subjunctive singular	threpe	threped
imperative singular	threpe	—

plural¹	threpen, threpe	threpeden, threpede
imperative plural	threpeth, threpe	—

participles	threpynge, threpende	threped

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

Descendants

English: threap, threep, threip, threpe, threeap
Scots: threip, threpe

References

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

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