ciepe

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Old English

Etymology 1

Equivalent to ċēap (“cost”) + -e (“having”). Corresponds to a Proto-Germanic *kaupijaz, though there are no cognates.

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Pronunciation

Adjective

ċīepe

  1. 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.
Usage notes
  • Unlike the Modern English phrase “for sale,” ċīepe is often used attributively, before the noun.
Declension
Declension of ċīepe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
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
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ċīepa ċīepe ċīepe
Accusative ċīepan ċīepan ċīepe
Genitive ċīepan ċīepan ċīepan
Dative ċīepan ċīepan ċīepan
Instrumental ċīepan ċīepan ċīepan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ċīepan ċīepan ċīepan
Accusative ċīepan ċīepan ċīepan
Genitive ċīepra, ċīepena ċīepra, ċīepena ċīepra, ċīepena
Dative ċīepum ċīepum ċīepum
Instrumental ċīepum ċīepum ċīepum
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin cēpa.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ċīepe f

  1. onion (Allium cepa)
    Synonyms: hwītlēac, ynnelēac
  2. shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)
Declension
Declension of ciepe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ċīepe ċīepan
accusative ċīepan ċīepan
genitive ċīepan ċīepena
dative ċīepan ċīepum
Derived terms

References

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