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Old English · verb

gescieppan

Normalised ġesċieppan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/jeˈʃi͜yp.pɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈʃi͜yp · pɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
createdestinemold

Meaning

  1. to create

    late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth.

  2. to shape; form, mold

    Wē sind ġesċeapen æfter þǣre bȳsne ūres sċieppendes.

    We are modeled after the example of our creator.

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
  3. to destine a lot to

Conjugation

Non-finite forms of gescieppan
Form
Infinitive ġesċieppan
Inflected infinitive ġesċieppenne
Imperative singular ġesċiepe
Imperative plural ġesċieppaþ
Present participle ġesċieppende
Past participle ġesċeapenġesċapen

All forms (19)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaskapjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon giskeppian, Old High German giscaffan, Gothic (gaskapjan). Equivalent to ġe- + sċieppan.

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