scieppan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Conjugation 1.4.2 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Alternative forms

• scyppan

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *skapjan. Cognate with Old Frisian skeppa, Old Norse skapa (whence also Danish skabe), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaskapjan) and Old High German scafan (or scaffan, scaphan, scaphan > German schaffen).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ʃiepːɑn/

[edit] Verb

scieppan

1. to create, to form
2. to mould, shape

[edit] Conjugation

Class VI strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	scieppe	scieppaþ
2nd person	scieppest
3rd person	sciepþ
subjunctive	scieppe	scieppen
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	scōp	scōpon
2nd person	scōpe
3rd person	scōp
subjunctive	scōpe	scōpen
imperative	singular	plural
	sciepp	scieppen
participle	present	past
	scieppende	(ġe)scapen

[edit] Descendants

• English shape