Participles
| Present | cēpende |
| Past | (ġe)cēped |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | cēpe |
| 2nd sing. | cēpest; cēpst |
| 3rd sing. | cēpeþ; cēpþ |
| 1st plur. | cēpaþ |
| 2nd plur. | cēpaþ |
| 3rd plur. | cēpaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | cēpte |
| 2nd sing. | cēptest |
| 3rd sing. | cēpte |
| 1st plur. | cēpton |
| 2nd plur. | cēpton |
| 3rd plur. | cēpton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | cēpe |
| 2nd sing. | cēpe |
| 3rd sing. | cēpe |
| 1st plur. | cēpen |
| 2nd plur. | cēpen |
| 3rd plur. | cēpen |
Past
| 1st sing. | cēpte |
| 2nd sing. | cēpte |
| 3rd sing. | cēpte |
| 1st plur. | cēpten |
| 2nd plur. | cēpten |
| 3rd plur. | cēpten |
Verbs conjugated like 'cepan'
cepan,
Verbs similar to 'cepan'
cegan,
celan,
ciepan,
cypan,
sepan,
wepan,
becepan,
began,
beran,
betan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*kōpijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
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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.)
Cognates
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