anliepe

Old English

Alternative forms

  • anlīpe, ānlēpe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainahlaupijaz (“single, alone; unmarried”), apparently with the literal meaning “running alone.” Cognate with Old Saxon ēnlōpi (“single, alone”) and Old Norse einhleypr (“single, unmarried”). Equivalent to ān (“alone”) + -hlīepe (hlēapan (“to jump, to run”) + -e (adjective-forming suffix)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnˌli͜yː.pe/

Adjective

ānlīepe

  1. single; sole; only
  2. individual
  3. alone; solitary

Declension

Derived terms

  • ānlīepsum
  • ānlīepnes
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