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Old English · adjective

undeop

Normalised undēop

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈunˌde͜oːp/
Syllables
ˈun · ˌde͜oːp (2 syllables)
Modern English
figurativelyliterallyshallow

Meaning

  1. shallow (literally and figuratively)

    Sē pōl is undēop ġenōg þæt man mæġ his grund ēaþe ġesēon.

    The pool is shallow enough that you can easily see its bottom.

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *undeup. Equivalent to un- (“un-”) + dēop (“deep”).

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