yppan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uppijan, from Proto-Germanic *uppijaną. Equivalent to up +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Norse yppa (“to lift, raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyp.pɑn/

Verb

yppan

1. to bring up, bring forth
2. to disclose, reveal, declare, manifest
3. to come forth, proceed, be disclosed

Conjugation

Conjugation of yppan (weak class 1)

infinitive	yppan	yppenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	yppe	ypede
second person singular	ypest	ypedest
third person singular	ypeþ	ypede
plural	yppaþ	ypedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	yppe	ypede
plural	yppen	ypeden
imperative
singular	ype
plural	yppaþ
participle	present	past
	yppende	(ġe)yped

Derived terms

• yppe
• ypping

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “yppan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.