scipmann
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skipamann-. Equivalent to sċip (“ship”) + mann (“person”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃipˌmɑnn/, [ˈʃipˌmɑn]
Noun
sċipmann m
- sailor
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċipere
Declension
Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċipmann | sċipmenn |
| accusative | sċipmann | sċipmenn |
| genitive | sċipmannes | sċipmanna |
| dative | sċipmenn | sċipmannum |
Descendants
- Middle English: schipman, chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman, scipmon, sipman (Early Middle English)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sċipmann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.