respen

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• *repsen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rasfijaną.

Verb

respen

1. to scold, to reprimand

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: *respen
  • ⇒ Middle Dutch: berepsen, berespen, berispen
    • Dutch: berispen
      • Afrikaans: berispe
    • → English: berisp

Further reading

• “respen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012