hempen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hempen, hempyn, from Old English *hænepen (“made of hemp, hempen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hanapīn (“hempen, made of hemp”), equivalent to hemp +‎ -en. Cognate with West Frisian himpen (“hempen”), Dutch hennepen (“hempen”), German Low German hempen (“hempen”), German hanfen, hänfen (“hempen”). More at hemp. === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhɛmpən/ === Adjective === hempen (not comparable) (dated) Made of hemp Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hempon, hempyn === Etymology === Possibly from an Old English *hænepen; however this word is attested relatively late and was probably formed anew in Middle English. Equivalent to hemp +‎ -en (“made of”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛmpən/ === Noun === hempen hempen (made of hemp) ==== Descendants ==== English: hempen Scots: hempen ==== References ==== “hempen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.