crupen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *crūpan

Verb

crupen

1. to crawl, to move close to the ground (on hands and feet etc.)
2. to creep, to move slowly

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	crupen
3rd sg. past	crôop
3rd pl. past	crōpen
Past participle	gecrōpen
Infinitive	crupen
In genitive	crupens
In dative	crupene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	crupe	crôop
2nd singular	cruups, crupes	crōops, crōpes
3rd singular	cruupt, crupet	crôop
1st plural	crupen	crōpen
2nd plural	cruupt, crupet	crōopt, crōpet
3rd plural	crupen	crōpen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	crupe	crōpe
2nd singular	cruups, crupes	crōpes
3rd singular	crupe	crōpe
1st plural	crupen	crōpen
2nd plural	cruupt, crupet	crōpet
3rd plural	crupen	crōpen
Imperative	Present
Singular	cruup, crupe
Plural	cruupt, crupet
	Present	Past
Participle	crupende	gecrōpen

Descendants

• Dutch: kruipen
  • Afrikaans: kruip
  • Negerhollands: krup, kryb
• Limburgish: kroepe

Further reading

• “crupen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “crupen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN