"nappen" meaning in Middle English

See nappen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnapən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hnappian, from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn, of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hnappian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hnappian, {{inh+|enm|ang|hnappian}} Inherited from Old English hnappian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hnappōn}} Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} nappen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|napp}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nappen [infinitive], to nappen [infinitive], nappe [infinitive], nappe [first-person, present, singular], napped [first-person, past, singular], nappest [present, second-person, singular], nappedest [past, second-person, singular], nappeth [present, singular, third-person], napped [past, singular, third-person], nappe [present, singular, subjunctive], napped [past, singular, subjunctive], nappe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], nappen [plural, present], nappe [plural, present], nappeden [past, plural], nappede [past, plural], nappeth [imperative, plural, present], nappe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], nappynge [participle, present], nappende [participle, present], napped [participle, past], ynapped [participle, past], nap [alternative], nape [alternative], nappe [alternative], nappi [alternative], nappyn [alternative]
  1. To nap or doze; to have a short sleep.
    Sense id: en-nappen-enm-verb-T2GUdHD6 Categories (other): Sleep Disambiguation of Sleep: 63 0 12 26
  2. To be tired, stunned or dazed.
    Sense id: en-nappen-enm-verb-xQ1wGucN
  3. (rare, Christianity) To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-nappen-enm-verb-ePj66-EU Categories (other): Christianity, Eye Disambiguation of Eye: 5 0 90 6 Topics: Christianity
  4. (rare) To close one's eyelids. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-nappen-enm-verb-vHGSlCEP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 24 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nap, nappynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "form": "nappen",
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    {
      "form": "to nappen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "napped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "nappe",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "napped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nappende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "napped",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ynapped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nap",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "nappi",
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      "form": "nappyn",
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        "To nap or doze; to have a short sleep."
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        [
          "doze",
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        ],
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          "short",
          "short"
        ],
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          "sleep",
          "sleep"
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        "To be tired, stunned or dazed."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tired",
          "tired"
        ],
        [
          "stunned",
          "stunned"
        ],
        [
          "dazed",
          "dazed"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 0 90 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Eye",
          "orig": "enm:Eye",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell."
      ],
      "id": "en-nappen-enm-verb-ePj66-EU",
      "links": [
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          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "uninformed",
          "uninformed"
        ],
        [
          "unprepared",
          "unprepared"
        ],
        [
          "Hell",
          "Hell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Christianity) To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "17 12 24 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To close one's eyelids."
      ],
      "id": "en-nappen-enm-verb-vHGSlCEP",
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "eyelid",
          "eyelid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To close one's eyelids."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnapən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nappen"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English hnappian, from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn, of unknown origin.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
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    },
    {
      "form": "nappen",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "to nappen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "nappe",
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        "first-person",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "napped",
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        "past",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napped",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ynapped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nap",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nape",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nappyn",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To nap or doze; to have a short sleep."
      ],
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        [
          "nap",
          "nap"
        ],
        [
          "doze",
          "doze"
        ],
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        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be tired, stunned or dazed."
      ],
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        [
          "tired",
          "tired"
        ],
        [
          "stunned",
          "stunned"
        ],
        [
          "dazed",
          "dazed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "uninformed",
          "uninformed"
        ],
        [
          "unprepared",
          "unprepared"
        ],
        [
          "Hell",
          "Hell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, Christianity) To be uninformed or unprepared for Hell."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To close one's eyelids."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "eyelid",
          "eyelid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To close one's eyelids."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnapən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nappen"
}

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