"trippen" meaning in Middle English

See trippen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtripən/
Etymology: Probably from Old French triper; equivalent to trip (“that which causes a misstep”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|triper}} Old French triper, {{af|enm|trip|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=that which causes a misstep}} trip (“that which causes a misstep”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} trippen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|tripp}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], trippen [infinitive], to trippen [infinitive], trippe [infinitive], trippe [first-person, present, singular], tripped [first-person, past, singular], trippest [present, second-person, singular], trippedest [past, second-person, singular], trippeth [present, singular, third-person], tripped [past, singular, third-person], trippe [present, singular, subjunctive], tripped [past, singular, subjunctive], trippe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], trippen [plural, present], trippe [plural, present], trippeden [past, plural], trippede [past, plural], trippeth [imperative, plural, present], trippe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], trippynge [participle, present], trippende [participle, present], tripped [participle, past], ytripped [participle, past], tripen [alternative], treppen [alternative], tryppyn [alternative], tryppe [alternative], trippe [alternative], tryp [alternative]
  1. To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance.
    Sense id: en-trippen-enm-verb-bPOwuG2p Categories (other): Dance Disambiguation of Dance: 65 2 2 31
  2. To misstep; to trip or tumble.
    Sense id: en-trippen-enm-verb-IcRhZFmr
  3. To make somebody trip; to knock.
    Sense id: en-trippen-enm-verb-mcpme29p
  4. (rare) To walk with vigour; to jog. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-trippen-enm-verb-p8wQvTsX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 8 58 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 28 13 13 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 8 8 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 5 4 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trip, trippere, trippyng, tryppingly

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "trippen",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "trippen",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "trippeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
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        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "trippynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "ytripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tripen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "treppen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "trippe",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tryp",
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      ]
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "1": "tripp"
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Dance",
          "orig": "enm:Dance",
          "parents": [],
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        "To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance."
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          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To misstep; to trip or tumble."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "misstep",
          "misstep"
        ],
        [
          "trip",
          "trip"
        ],
        [
          "tumble",
          "tumble"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To make somebody trip; to knock."
      ],
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        [
          "trip",
          "trip"
        ]
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "28 13 13 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 8 8 57",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 5 4 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "To walk with vigour; to jog."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "walk",
          "walk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To walk with vigour; to jog."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtripən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trippen"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
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    },
    {
      "word": "trippere"
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      "word": "tryppingly"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "trippen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "to trippen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "tripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "trippynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ytripped",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tripen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "treppen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tryppyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tryppe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trippe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tryp",
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance."
      ],
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        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To misstep; to trip or tumble."
      ],
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          "misstep"
        ],
        [
          "trip",
          "trip"
        ],
        [
          "tumble",
          "tumble"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make somebody trip; to knock."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trip",
          "trip"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To walk with vigour; to jog."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To walk with vigour; to jog."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtripən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trippen"
}

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