Participles
| Present | crēopende |
| Past | (ġe)cropen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | crēope |
| 2nd sing. | crīepst |
| 3rd sing. | crīepþ |
| 1st plur. | crēopaþ |
| 2nd plur. | crēopaþ |
| 3rd plur. | crēopaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | crēap |
| 2nd sing. | crupe |
| 3rd sing. | crēap |
| 1st plur. | crupon |
| 2nd plur. | crupon |
| 3rd plur. | crupon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | crēope |
| 2nd sing. | crēope |
| 3rd sing. | crēope |
| 1st plur. | crēopen |
| 2nd plur. | crēopen |
| 3rd plur. | crēopen |
Past
| 1st sing. | crupe |
| 2nd sing. | crupe |
| 3rd sing. | crupe |
| 1st plur. | crupen |
| 2nd plur. | crupen |
| 3rd plur. | crupen |
Imperative
| Singular | crēop |
| Plural | crēopaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'creopan'
creopan,
Verbs similar to 'creopan'
dreopan,
becreopan,
breotan,
breowan,
breoþan,
ceosan,
ceowan,
cepan,
ciepan,
cleofan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Cognate with Old Frisian kriāpa, Old Saxon kriopan, Old High German kriofan, Old Norse krjúpa. See: Proto-Germanic '
*kreupaną', Old Saxon '
kriopan', Old High German 'kriofan', Old Norse '
krjúpa'.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum. (...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as the motion of other creeping reptiles is with their feet.)