clappen
Middle English
/ˈklapən/
verb
Definitions
- To make a loud noise, especially by talking or striking.
- To pound or slap; to make a beating or stroke.
- To clap; to strike two things against each other.
- To slam or strike; to make a forcible striking motion.
- (rare) To make a specific utterance loudly.
- (rare) To beat or throb; to inflate then deflate.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English clæppan inherited from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*klappōną
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterclap English
- beclap English
- clap English
- clap skate English
- clapalong English
- clapbread English
- clapcake English
- clapometer English
- clapper English
- clappest English
- clappeth English
- clapping English
- clappy English
- clapstick English
- gainclap English
- handclap English
- thunderclap English
- umbeclap English
- unclap English
- *klappijaną Proto-Germanic
- *klappōną Proto-Germanic
- clæppan Old English
- clappynge Middle English
- klappa Old Norse
- cliaper Norman
- *klappon Old Dutch
- klappen Middle Low German