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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *skapjaną.
Verb
*skappjan[1]
- to make, to create
Inflection
| Strong class 6 j-present
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| Infinitive
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*skappjan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*skōp
|
| 3rd pl. past
|
*skōpun
|
| Past ptcple
|
*skapan
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| Infinitive
|
*skappjan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*skappjannjas
|
| Dative infin.
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*skappjannjē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*skappjannju
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| Indicative
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Present
|
Past
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| 1st singular
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*skappju
|
*skōp
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| 2nd singular
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*skapiʀi
|
*skōpī
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| 3rd singular
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*skapidi
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*skōp
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| 1st plural
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*skappjum
|
*skōpum
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| 2nd plural
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*skapid
|
*skōpud
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| 3rd plural
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*skappjand
|
*skōpun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
|
Past
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| 1st singular
|
*skappjē
|
*skōpī
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| 2nd singular
|
*skappjēs
|
*skōpī
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| 3rd singular
|
*skappjē
|
*skōpī
|
| 1st plural
|
*skappjēm
|
*skōpīm
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| 2nd plural
|
*skappjēþ
|
*skōpīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*skappjēn
|
*skōpīn
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| Imperative
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Present
|
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| Singular
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*skapi
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| Plural
|
*skapid
|
|
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
*skappjandī
|
*skapan
|
Descendants
Etymology 2
From *skap (“hollow object, barrel, cup”) + *-jan.
Verb
*skappjan
- to hollow out
- to scoop
- to dig
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
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| Infinitive
|
*skappjan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*skapidā
|
| Infinitive
|
*skappjan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*skappjannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*skappjannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
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*skappjannju
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| Indicative
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*skappju
|
*skapidā
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| 2nd singular
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*skapisi
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*skapidēs, *skapidōs
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| 3rd singular
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*skapiþi
|
*skapidē, *skapidā
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| 1st plural
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*skappjum
|
*skapidum
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| 2nd plural
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*skapiþ
|
*skapidud
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| 3rd plural
|
*skappjanþ
|
*skapidun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*skappjē
|
*skapidī
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| 2nd singular
|
*skappjēs
|
*skapidī
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| 3rd singular
|
*skappjē
|
*skapidī
|
| 1st plural
|
*skappjēm
|
*skapidīm
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| 2nd plural
|
*skappjēþ
|
*skapidīd
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| 3rd plural
|
*skappjēn
|
*skapidīn
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| Imperative
|
Present
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| Singular
|
*skapi
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| Plural
|
*skapiþ
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|
|
Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
*skappjandī
|
*skapid
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Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51: “PWGmc *[skapʲpʲan]”
