cæppe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kappijā, diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kappā (covering, hood, cloak), from Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæp.pe/

Noun

cæppe f

  1. hat
  2. hood

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative cæppe cæppan
accusative cæppan cæppan
genitive cæppan cæppena
dative cæppan cæppum

Descendants

  • Middle English: cappe, cap, cape, keppe, cep
    • English: cap
    • Scots: kep