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Middle English
Etymology
From hold + -scipe.
Noun
holdscipe (plural holdscipes)
- loyalty, allegiance
- Sægdon þet hi hit dyden for ðes mynstres holdscipe. — Peterborough Chronicle, 1121
- They said they did it out of loyalty to the monastery.
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Middle English Dictionary
Old English
Etymology
From hold + -scipe.
Pronunciation
Noun
holdscipe m
- loyalty, allegiance
- Eallra ðæra manna land hí fordydon ðe wǽron innan ðæs cynges holdscipe ― They destroyed the lands of all those men that were in king's allegiance. (Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 15.)
Declension
Declension of holdsċipe (strong ja-stem)
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