crupen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *crūpan

Verb

crupen

1. to crawl, to move close to the ground (on hands and feet etc.)
2. to creep, to move slowly

Inflection

Conjugation of crupen (strong class 2)

infinitive	base form	crupen
	genitive	crupens
	dative	crupene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		crupe	crôop		crupe	crōpe
2nd person singular		cruups, crupes	crōops, crōpes		cruups, crupes	crōpes
3rd person singular		cruupt, crupet	crôop		crupe	crōpe
1st person plural		crupen	crōpen		crupen	crōpen
2nd person plural		cruupt, crupet	crōopt, crōpet		cruupt, crupet	crōpet
3rd person plural		crupen	crōpen		crupen	crōpen
		imperative
singular		cruup, crupe
plural		cruupt, crupet
		present	past
participle		crupende	gecrōpen

Descendants

• Dutch: kruipen
  • Afrikaans: kruip
  • Negerhollands: krup, kryb
• Limburgish: kroepe

Further reading

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