trumpen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French trumper; equivalent to trumpe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• trumpe, trompe, tromppe, trumpon, trompy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrumpən/

Verb

trumpen

1. To blow a trumpet or horn; to trump.
2. To play music with a trumpet or horn.
3. (rare) To brag; to self-aggrandise.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trumpen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) trumpen, trumpe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	trumpe	trumped
2nd-person singular	trumpest	trumpedest
3rd-person singular	trumpeth	trumped
subjunctive singular	trumpe
imperative singular		—
plural1	trumpen, trumpe	trumpeden, trumpede
imperative plural	trumpeth, trumpe	—
participles	trumpynge, trumpende	trumped, ytrumped

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: trump

References

• “trompen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.

Etymology 2

From trumpe +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

trumpen

1. plural of trumpe

Swedish

Adjective

trumpen (comparative trumpnare, superlative trumpnast)

1. sullen; glum; morose; sulky

Declension

Inflection of trumpen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	trumpen	trumpnare	trumpnast
neuter singular	trumpet	trumpnare	trumpnast
plural	trumpna	trumpnare	trumpnast
masculine plural2	trumpne	trumpnare	trumpnast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	trumpne	trumpnare	trumpnaste
all	trumpna	trumpnare	trumpnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• surmulen

Derived terms

• trumpenhet

References

• trumpen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trumpen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trumpen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• trumpen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)