# soupen
## Middle English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuːpən/, /ˈsupən/

### Etymology 1

From Old English sūpan (strong class 2), from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan.

#### Alternative forms

* soupe, sowpon, sowpe, suppe, supen

#### Verb

soupen
* to swallow; to drink
* to sip (swallow in small amounts)
* (figurative) to consume, to destroy
** c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Coꝛinthis ·i· 15:54, page 67v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:but whanne þis dedli þing ſchal cloþe vndeedlyneſſe .· þanne ſchal þe woꝛd be doon that is writen / deþ is ſopun vp in victoꝛieBut when this mortal thing acquires immortality, then the saying that's been recorded will happen: "Death has been swallowed up in victory!"

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) soupen, soupe | (to) soupen, soupe |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | soupe | sop, souped |
| 2nd-person singular | soupest | sope, sop, soupedest |
| 3rd-person singular | soupeth | sop, souped |
| subjunctive singular | soupe | sope$^1$, souped$^1$ |
| imperative singular | soupe | — |
| plural$^2$ | soupen, soupe | sopen, sope, soupeden, soupede |
| imperative plural | soupeth, soupe | — |
| participles | soupynge, soupende | sopen, sope, souped, ysopen, ysope, ysouped |
$^1$Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English. $^2$Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

##### Descendants

* English: sup, soup
* Scots: soup, sowp, sup

##### References

* “sǒupen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe; equivalent to soupe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

#### Alternative forms

* soupe, soupi, soupin, sope, sopi, suppen, suppe, suppon

#### Verb

soupen
* to have a meal (especially dinner or supper)
* to feast or dine; to have a meal in company
* (figurative) to commune in Heaven
** c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Apocalips 3:20, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:lo I ſtonde at the doꝛe .· ⁊ knocke if ony man heriþ my voys · ⁊ openeþ þe ȝate to me · I ſhal entre to hym · ⁊ ſoupe with hym · ⁊ he with meI stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door for me, I'll go and dine with them, and them with me.

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) soupen, soupe | (to) soupen, soupe |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | soupe | souped |
| 2nd-person singular | soupest | soupedest |
| 3rd-person singular | soupeth | souped |
| subjunctive singular | soupe | souped |
| imperative singular | soupe | — |
| plural$^1$ | soupen, soupe | soupeden, soupede |
| imperative plural | soupeth, soupe | — |
| participles | soupynge, soupende | souped, ysouped |
$^1$Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

##### Descendants

* English: sup
* Scots: soup

##### References

* “sǒupen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.