Meanings
- To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent
- To talk in a high-pitched or squeaky voice.
- To play a pipe or flute; to pipe
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
| 1st singular | pīpō | pīpaų | – |
| 2nd singular | pīpizi | pīpaiz | pīp |
| 3rd singular | pīpidi | pīpai | pīpadau |
| 1st dual | pīpōz | pīpaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | pīpadiz | pīpaidiz | pīpadiz |
| 1st plural | pīpamaz | pīpaim | – |
| 2nd plural | pīpid | pīpaid | pīpid |
| 3rd plural | pīpandi | pīpain | pīpandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
| 1st singular | pīpai | – |
| 2nd singular | pīpazai | pīpaizau |
| 3rd singular | pīpadai | pīpaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | pīpandai | pīpaindau |
| 2nd plural | pīpandai | pīpaindau |
| 3rd plural | pīpandai | pīpaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
| 1st singular | paip | pipį̄ |
| 2nd singular | paift | pipīz |
| 3rd singular | paip | pipī |
| 1st dual | pipū | pipīw |
| 2nd dual | pipudiz | pipīdiz |
| 1st plural | pipum | pipīm |
| 2nd plural | pipud | pipīd |
| 3rd plural | pipun | pipīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
| pīpaną |
pīpandz |
pipanaz |
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Descendants
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*pīpan (Old Dutch)
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pipen (Middle Dutch)
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pijpen, piepen (Dutch)
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piepe (Limburgish)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*phīfan (Old High German)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*phīfan (Old High German)
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piffero, piffaro (Italian)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*phīfan (Old High German)
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pfīfen (Middle High German)
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pfife (Alemannic German)
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feifen (East Central German)
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pfeifen (German)
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poife, peife, piefe (Rhine Franconian)
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פֿײַפֿן (fayfn) (Yiddish)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*phīfan (Old High German)
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pfīfen (Middle High German)
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pfeifn, pfeifa (Bavarian)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*phīfan (Old High German)
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pfīfen (Middle High German)
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piefe, peife (Central Franconian)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*phīfan (Old High German)
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*pīpan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*pīpan (Old Saxon)
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pîpen (Middle Low German)
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piepen (German)
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piepen (Low German)
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*pípa (Old Norse)
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pibe (Danish)
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pípa (Icelandic)
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pipa (Swedish)
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