Participles
| Present | clyppende |
| Past | (ġe)clypped |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | clyppe |
| 2nd sing. | clyppest; clypst |
| 3rd sing. | clyppeþ; clypþ |
| 1st plur. | clyppaþ |
| 2nd plur. | clyppaþ |
| 3rd plur. | clyppaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | clypte |
| 2nd sing. | clyptest |
| 3rd sing. | clypte |
| 1st plur. | clypton |
| 2nd plur. | clypton |
| 3rd plur. | clypton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | clyppe |
| 2nd sing. | clyppe |
| 3rd sing. | clyppe |
| 1st plur. | clyppen |
| 2nd plur. | clyppen |
| 3rd plur. | clyppen |
Past
| 1st sing. | clypte |
| 2nd sing. | clypte |
| 3rd sing. | clypte |
| 1st plur. | clypten |
| 2nd plur. | clypten |
| 3rd plur. | clypten |
Imperative
| Singular | clypp |
| Plural | clyppaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'clyppan'
clyppan,
Verbs similar to 'clyppan'
clæppan,
beclyppan,
clipian,
clyccan,
clysan,
cypan,
dyppan,
scyppan,
yppan,
alimpan,
Etymology
From West Proto-Germanic *klupjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-, *gleb(ʰ)- (“to squeeze while holding”), from *gel- (“to roll up together, into a ball; round object”) with an extra b(ʰ). Related to Lithuanian glóbti (“to hug, to embrace; to take, to grab for oneself; to cover, to wrap; to save, to help”), Old Prussian galbimai (“help”) (dative), poglabū (“he cuddled, hugged”).
Verbs referencing "clyppan"
English
clip, English
clasp, English
clip the church.
Sample Sentences
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þinċeð him on mōde · þæt hē his mondryhten
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clyppe ond cysse, · ond on cnēo leċġe (it seems to him on mind that he would his man-lord
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hug and kiss, and on knee would put.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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