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Danish

Noun

steppen c

  1. definite singular of steppe

German

Etymology 1

    From Middle High German steppen, itself either borrowed from Old Saxon steppon (to pierce, mark with stitches) or inherited from a Central German cognate of the same. Closely related with stippen, which see.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    steppen (weak, third-person singular present steppt, past tense steppte, past participle gesteppt, auxiliary haben)

    1. to sew a straight seam with narrow stitches
    2. (by extension) to quilt
    Conjugation
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Early 20th century, from English step. Either directly from the verb or by backformation from Stepptanz, from English step dance.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛpən/, (less often) /ˈstɛpən/

      Verb

      steppen (weak, third-person singular present steppt, past tense steppte, past participle gesteppt, auxiliary haben)

      1. to step-dance, (especially) to tap-dance
      Conjugation
      Derived terms
      • der Bär steppt
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      Middle English

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Old English stæppan, steppan, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈstɛpən/, /ˈstapən/

      Verb

      steppen (ambitransitive)

      1. To step; to place one's foot down.
      2. To step onto; to lift one's foot onto a higher place.
      3. To go; to walk or move:
        1. To go to a specified location; to travel or take oneself.
        2. (figurative) To move onwards; to keep doing something .

      Usage notes

      This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.

      Conjugation

      1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or stopest, stepest, stapest.
      2 Later replaced by the indicative.
      3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

      Descendants

      • English: step
      • Scots: stap, stop, step

      References

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Noun

      steppen m

      1. definite singular of steppe

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