-sciepe

Old English

Alternative forms

-sċipe, -sċip, -sċype

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-skapiz (“state, condition”). Akin to Old Frisian -skip, -skipe (hence West Frisian -skip), Old Saxon -skepi, Old High German -scaf (hence German -schaft), Old Norse -skapr (hence Danish -skab, Swedish -skap), Old English ġesċeape.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiype/

Suffix

-sċiepe m

(West Saxon) state, condition; office of
(West Saxon) position, rank

Declension

Declension of -sciepe (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-sċiepe	-sċiepas
accusative	-sċiepe	-sċiepas
genitive	-sċiepes	-sċiepa
dative	-sċiepe	-sċiepum

Derived terms

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Descendants

Middle English: -shippe
- English: -ship
- Scots: -schip, -ship

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