-sciepe

Old English

Alternative forms

• -scipe, -scip, -scype

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 ġesceape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiype/

Suffix

-sciepe m

1. (West Saxon) state, condition; office of
2. (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

► Old English words suffixed with -sciepe

Descendants

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