gesceap

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaskapą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Saxon giskap (“creation, destiny”), Old Norse skap (“creation, fate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑp/

Noun

ġesċeap n (nominative plural ġesċeapu)

  1. shape (external form)
  2. creation
  3. creature
  4. (rare) fate, destiny

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġesċeap ġesċeapu
accusative ġesċeap ġesċeapu
genitive ġesċeapes ġesċeapa
dative ġesċeape ġesċeapum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: shap, schape

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