Old English · noun

tæppa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈtæp.pɑ/
Syllables: ˈtæp · pɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: tape ribbon spigot tap band

tæppa1 · noun · masculine

Senses

tap, spigot

Þonne þū wīn habban wille, þonne dō þū mid þīnum twām fingrum swelċe ðū tæppan of tunnan ontēon wille.

If you want wine, then make a gesture with two fingers like you're trying to pull the bung from a cask. (Techm. ii. 120, 10.)

Declension · weak

Declension of tæppa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tæppa	tæppan
Accusative	tæppan	tæppan
Genitive	tæppan	tæppena
Dative	tæppan	tæppum

tæppa2 · noun · masculine

Senses

band, ribbon, tape

Declension · weak

Declension of tæppa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tæppa	tæppan
Accusative	tæppan	tæppan
Genitive	tæppan	tæppena
Dative	tæppan	tæppum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô, whence also Old High German zapho, Old Norse tappi. Normally prehistoric *æ was retracted to *a when followed by a geminate and back vowel. Reason for consistent failure of retraction in this word remains unknown. If the word is infrequently attested a commoner variant *tappa may well have existed, cf. hnappian alongside less common hnæppian.

Unknown. Related to Old Frisian tapia (“to pluck”), Middle Low German teppen (“to pluck, pick”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *tappaz; see *tuppaz (“tuft”).

Descendants

tape

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