supen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Verb

supen

1. to drink, to slurp

Inflection

Conjugation of supen (strong class 2)

infinitive	base form	supen
	genitive	supens
	dative	supene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		supe	sôop		supe	sōpe
2nd person singular		suups, supes	sōops, sōpes		suups, supes	sōpes
3rd person singular		suupt, supet	sôop		supe	sōpe
1st person plural		supen	sōpen		supen	sōpen
2nd person plural		suupt, supet	sōopt, sōpet		suupt, supet	sōpet
3rd person plural		supen	sōpen		supen	sōpen
		imperative
singular		suup, supe
plural		suupt, supet
		present	past
participle		supende	gesōpen

Alternative forms

• suypen

Descendants

• Dutch: zuipen
  • Afrikaans: suip
  • → Saramaccan: zoin
• Limburgish: zoepe

Further reading

• “supen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “supen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Verb

supen

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of soupen (“to swallow”)

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːpən/

Verb

supen

1. to booze; to consume alcohol regularly or in large quantities
2. to drink greedily
3. (used for animals) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of supen as a class 2b strong verb

plain infinitive	sûpen
full infinitive (gerund)	tô sûpene or tô sûpende
verbal noun	sûpen or sûpent
participles			imperative
present	sûpende		singular	sûp
past	gesōpen or gesāpen		plural	sûpet
	indicative		subjunctive
	present	preterite	present	preterite
1st person singular	sûpe	sôp	sûpe	sȫpe
2nd person singular	sü̂pest or sü̂̂pst	sōpest or sȫpest	sûpest	sȫpest
3rd person singular	sü̂pet or sü̂̂pt	sôp	sûpet	sȫpe
plural	sûpen (sûpet?)	sōpen or sȫpen	sûpen	sȫpen

Related terms

• vorsupen
• drinken

Descendants

• German Low German: supen

Swedish

Noun

supen

1. definite singular of sup

Participle

supen

1. past participle of supa