gesceap

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaskapą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to split, cut). Compare Old Saxon giskap (creation, destiny), Old Norse skap (creation, fate).

Pronunciation

Noun

ġesċeap n (nominative plural ġesċeapu)

  1. shape (external form)
  2. creation
  3. creature
  4. (rare) fate, destiny

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: shap, schape