"impen" meaning in English

See impen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: impens [present, singular, third-person], impenning [participle, present], impenned [participle, past], impenned [past]
Etymology: From im- + pen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|pen|alt1=im-}} im- + pen Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} impen (third-person singular simple present impens, present participle impenning, simple past and past participle impenned)
  1. To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.

Inflected forms

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