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Old English · adjective

yppe

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈyp.pe/
Syllables
ˈyp · pe (2 syllables)
Modern English
platformdaisuplandknown

yppe1 · adjective

Senses

  1. known

    Ðonne mon bēam on wuda forbǣrne, ⁊ weorðe yppe on þone ðe hit dȳde, ġielde hē fulwīte: ġeselle LX sċill., forþamþe fȳr bið þēof.

    If a man burns up a tree in a forest, and it becomes known who did it, he shall pay a full fine: he shall pay sixty shillings, for fire is a thief.

    Laws of King Ine

Declension

Strong declension of yppe
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative yppeyppuyppoyppe
Accusative ypneyppeyppe
Genitive yppesypreyppes
Dative yppumypreyppum
Instrumental yppeypreyppe
Plural
Nominative yppeyppayppeyppuyppo
Accusative yppeyppayppeyppuyppo
Genitive ypraypraypra
Dative yppumyppumyppum
Instrumental yppumyppumyppum
Weak declension of yppe
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative yppayppeyppe
Accusative yppanyppanyppe
Genitive yppanyppanyppan
Dative yppanyppanyppan
Instrumental yppanyppanyppan
Plural
Nominative yppanyppanyppan
Accusative yppanyppanyppan
Genitive yprayppenayprayppenayprayppena
Dative yppumyppumyppum
Instrumental yppumyppumyppum

yppe2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. platform, dais, upland

Declension · weak n-stem

Declension of yppe
SingularPlural
Nominative yppeyppan
Accusative yppanyppan
Genitive yppanyppena
Dative yppanyppum

All forms (11)

Etymology

Probably an umlaut form of up. Compare Gothic (iup)

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