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shapen

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English

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Etymology 1

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From shape (external form) +‎ -en (to make like).[1]

Verb

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shapen (third-person singular simple present shapens, present participle shapening, simple past and past participle shapened)

  1. (rare) To shape, form.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English schapen, ischepen, from Old English ġesċapen, from Proto-Germanic *skapanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *skapaną, equivalent to shape +‎ -en (past participle ending).

Verb

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shapen

  1. (obsolete) past participle of shape

Adjective

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shapen (comparative more shapen, superlative most shapen)

  1. (mostly in compounds) Shaped; wrought with a definite shape.
    ill-shapen
    well-shapen

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References

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  1. ^ shapen, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Verb

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shapen

  1. alternative form of schapen