-scipe

Middle English

Suffix

-scipe

(chiefly Early Middle English or Northern) Alternative form of -schipe

Old English

Alternative forms

-sċiepe, -sċip, -sċype

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-skapi, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʃi.pe/

Suffix

-sċipe

noun-forming suffix: -ship

Declension

Declension of -scipe (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-sċipe	-sċipas
accusative	-sċipe	-sċipas
genitive	-sċipes	-sċipa
dative	-sċipe	-sċipum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -scipe

Descendants

Middle English: -schipe
- English: -ship
- Scots: -schip

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