stoppian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to stop, close, push, prick”). Cognate with Old Saxon stuppōn (“to stop up”), Old High German stoffōn, stoppōn (“to stop up”), Old High German stophōn (“to pierce”). More at stump.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstop.pi.ɑn/

Verb

stoppian

1. to stop
2. to close (a hole or aperture)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stoppian (weak class 2)

infinitive	stoppian	stoppienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	stoppiġe	stoppode
second person singular	stoppast	stoppodest
third person singular	stoppaþ	stoppode
plural	stoppiaþ	stoppodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	stoppiġe	stoppode
plural	stoppiġen	stoppoden
imperative
singular	stoppa
plural	stoppiaþ
participle	present	past
	stoppiende	(ġe)stoppod

Derived terms

• forstoppian

Descendants

• Middle English: stoppen, stoppien
  • English: stop (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: stop, stap