Old English · adjective
-hliepe
Normalised -hlīepe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xli͜yː.pe/[l̥i͜yː.pe]
- Syllables
- xli͜yː · pe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- dropsepeh-initialcertain
Meaning
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Forms adjectives from certain nouns. Often drops the initial h-, taking the form -līepe.
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -hlīepe | -hlīepu-hlīepo | -hlīepe |
| Accusative | -hlīepne | -hlīepe | -hlīepe |
| Genitive | -hlīepes | -hlīepre | -hlīepes |
| Dative | -hlīepum | -hlīepre | -hlīepum |
| Instrumental | -hlīepe | -hlīepre | -hlīepe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -hlīepe | -hlīepa-hlīepe | -hlīepu-hlīepo |
| Accusative | -hlīepe | -hlīepa-hlīepe | -hlīepu-hlīepo |
| Genitive | -hlīepra | -hlīepra | -hlīepra |
| Dative | -hlīepum | -hlīepum | -hlīepum |
| Instrumental | -hlīepum | -hlīepum | -hlīepum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -hlīepa | -hlīepe | -hlīepe |
| Accusative | -hlīepan | -hlīepan | -hlīepe |
| Genitive | -hlīepan | -hlīepan | -hlīepan |
| Dative | -hlīepan | -hlīepan | -hlīepan |
| Instrumental | -hlīepan | -hlīepan | -hlīepan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -hlīepan | -hlīepan | -hlīepan |
| Accusative | -hlīepan | -hlīepan | -hlīepan |
| Genitive | -hlīepra-hlīepena | -hlīepra-hlīepena | -hlīepra-hlīepena |
| Dative | -hlīepum | -hlīepum | -hlīepum |
| Instrumental | -hlīepum | -hlīepum | -hlīepum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-hlaupijaz (“running”), used to form adjectives, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”). Cognate with Old Saxon -lōpi and Old Norse -hleypr. More at hlēapan.
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