tæppa

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Contents

1 Old English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Noun
    - 1.1.1.1 Inflection
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Alternative forms
  - 1.2.2 Noun
    - 1.2.2.1 Synonyms

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *tappô, whence also Old High German zapho, Old Norse tappi.

Noun[edit]

tæppa m (nominative plural tæppan)

tap, spigot
- Ðonne ðū wīn habban wille, ðonne dō ðū mid ðīnum twām fingrum swilċe ðū tæppan of tunnan ontēon wille. — If thou want wine, then do (a sign) with thy two fingers, as though thou want to pull the bung from a cask.

Inflection[edit]

Declension of tæppa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tæppa	tæppan
accusative	tæppan	tæppan
genitive	tæppan	tæppena
dative	tæppan	tæppum

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

tæppe

Noun[edit]

tæppa m (nominative plural tæppan)

band, ribbon, tape

Synonyms[edit]

tæppe

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