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Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Equivalent to ċēap (“cost”) + -e (“having”). Corresponds to a Proto-Germanic *kaupijaz, though there are no cognates.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ċīepe
- for sale
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Pope Gregory the Great"
- Þā ġeseah hē betwēox þām warum ċīepe cneohtas ġesette. Þā wǣron hwītes līchaman and fæġeres andwlitan menn and æðellīċe ġefeaxode.
- Then he saw a group of boys who had been displayed for sale with the rest of the merchandise. (Literally: “Then he saw boys for sale placed among the merchandise.”) They had fair skin, beautiful faces, and noble heads of hair.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Pope Gregory the Great"
Usage notes[edit]
- Unlike the Modern English phrase “for sale,” ċīepe is often used attributively, before the noun.
Declension[edit]
Declension of ċīepe — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ċīepe | ċīepu, ċīepo | ċīepe |
Accusative | ċīepne | ċīepe | ċīepe |
Genitive | ċīepes | ċīepre | ċīepes |
Dative | ċīepum | ċīepre | ċīepum |
Instrumental | ċīepe | ċīepre | ċīepe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ċīepe | ċīepa, ċīepe | ċīepu, ċīepo |
Accusative | ċīepe | ċīepa, ċīepe | ċīepu, ċīepo |
Genitive | ċīepra | ċīepra | ċīepra |
Dative | ċīepum | ċīepum | ċīepum |
Instrumental | ċīepum | ċīepum | ċīepum |
Declension of ċīepe — Weak
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ċīepe f
Declension[edit]
Declension of ciepe (weak)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cīpe”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I [1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
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