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Old English · noun

stæpe

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈstæ.pe/
Syllables
ˈstæ · pe (2 syllables)
Modern English
stepdegree

Meaning

  1. step

    ān stæpe forþ, twēġen stæpas underbæc

    one step forward, two steps back

  2. degree

Declension

Declension of stæpe
SingularPlural
Nominative stæpestæpasstapas
Accusative stæpestæpasstapas
Genitive stæpesstæpastapa
Dative stæpestæpumstapum

All forms (8)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stapiz, whence also Old High German stapfo.

Descendants

step

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