vorsupen

Middle Low German
FWOTD – 30 September 2017

Etymology

From vor- +‎ supen. Cognate with Dutch verzuipen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfɔrˈsuːpən/

Verb

vorsûpen

  1. to lose one's wealth or belongings by trading for alcohol
    Sin gud vorsupen. (To invest one's property into alcohol.)
  2. to drown

Conjugation
Conjugation of vorsupen as a class 2b strong verb
Plain Infinitive vorsûpen
Full Infinitive (Gerund) tô vorsûpene or tô vorsûpende
Verbal Noun vorsûpen or vorsûpent
Participles Imperatives
Present vorsûpende 2nd Person Singular vorsûp
Past vorsōpen or vorsāpen 2nd Person Plural vorsûpet
Indicative Subjunctive
Present Preterite Present Preterite
1st Person Singular vorsûpe vorsôp vorsûpe vorsȫpe
2nd Person Singular vorsü̂pest or vorsü̂̂pst vorsōpest or vorsȫpest vorsûpest vorsȫpest
3rd Person Singular vorsü̂pet or vorsü̂̂pt vorsôp vorsûpet vorsȫpe
Plural vorsûpen (vorsûpet?) vorsōpen or vorsȫpen vorsûpen vorsȫpen
  • vordrinken

References
  • 1875–1881, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch, Karl Schiller and August Lübben
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