kreppa III “contract, grow knotty”

fragmentarily attested

intransitive

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek krepp 1pl vér kreppum 1sg ek kreppa 1pl vér kreppim
2sg þú kreppr 2pl þér kreppið 2sg þú kreppir 2pl þér kreppið
3sg hon kreppr 3pl þau kreppa 3sg hon kreppi 3pl þau kreppi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek krapp 1pl vér kruppum 1sg ek kryppa 1pl vér kryppim
2sg þú krappt 2pl þér kruppuð 2sg þú kryppir 2pl þér kryppið
3sg hon krapp 3pl þau kruppu 3sg hon kryppi 3pl þau kryppi
preterite infinitive kruppu
past participle f. kroppin m. kroppinn n. kroppit
imperative 2sg krepp 1pl kreppum 2pl kreppið

PG *krimpaną, weak OE hapax gecrympan 2, ME crimpen, MnE crimp, strong Dutch krimpen, German krimpfen “shrink.” Only the past participle is attested with certainty. The causative is kreppa 1 “clench”; its present subjunctive, imperative, and plural indicative systems coincide with those of the present item.

assimilation

Corpus search: present active / preterite active

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