ripian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīpēn, equivalent to rīpe (ripe) +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈri.pi.ɑn/

Verb

rīpian

  1. to ripen
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Tēoh ðū forð rēnsċūras, ġif ðū miht, and ġewætera ðīne æceras. Ġif ðū mage, dō þæt sunne sċīne, þæt ðīne æceras ripion.
      Draw forth rainshowers, if you can, and water your fields. If you can, make the sun shine, so that your fields ripen.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: ripen

References

Spanish

Verb

ripian

  1. third-person plural present indicative of ripiar