kepen

See also: képen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

kepen

1. plural of keep

Middle English

Alternative forms

• keepen, kepe

Etymology

From Old English cēpan, from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeːpən/

Verb

kepen

1. to keep

Conjugation

Conjugation of kepen (weak in -te)

infinitive	(to) kepen, kepe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	kepe	kepte
2nd-person singular	kepest	keptest
3rd-person singular	kepeth	kepte
subjunctive singular	kepe
imperative singular		—
plural1	kepen, kepe	kepten, kepte
imperative plural	kepeth, kepe	—
participles	kepynge, kepende	kept, ykept

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: keep
• Scots: kepe, keip
• Yola: keep

References

• “kẹ̄pen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.