clappen

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *klappon, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn. === Verb === clappen to clap, to make a clapping sound to knock to chatter to tell ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: klappen Limburgish: klappe === Further reading === “clappen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “clappen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === clappe, clap, cleppyn, clyppyn === Etymology === From Old English clæppan, from Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (with a change in verb class). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklapən/ === Verb === clappen 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. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== clappe clappynge thonder clappe ==== Descendants ==== English: clap Scots: clap Yola: clappu ==== References ==== “clappen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 October 2018.