Old English · verb
scieppan
Normalised sċieppan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VI
- IPA
- /ˈʃi͜yp.pɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈʃi͜yp · pɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- createshapemould
Meaning
-
to create
Dēofol nāne ġesċeafta sċyppan ne mæġ
Satan cannot create anything.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord" -
to shape; mould, form
Fingō: "iċ hīwiġe oððe sċyppe."
Fingo: "I form or shape."
c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċieppe | sċōpsċeōp |
| 2nd singular | sċiepest | sċōpesċeōpe |
| 3rd singular | sċiepþ | sċōpsċeōp |
| Plural | sċieppaþ | sċōponsċeōpon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċieppe | sċōpesċeōpe |
| Plural | sċieppen | sċōpensċeōpen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċieppan |
| Inflected infinitive | sċieppenne |
| Imperative singular | sċiepe |
| Imperative plural | sċieppaþ |
| Present participle | sċieppende |
| Past participle | sċeapenġesċeapensċapenġesċapen |
All forms (21)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skeppa, Old High German scephen, Old Norse skapa.
Descendants
shape
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