sceap

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Old English

Alternative forms

*sċǣp, sċēp, sċāp, scīp

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːp/

Noun

sċēap n

sheep
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.
  This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.
sċēap sċieran ― to shear a sheep

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċēap	sċēap
accusative	sċēap	sċēap
genitive	sċēapes	sċēapa
dative	sċēape	sċēapum

Hyponyms

eowu (“ewe”)
lamb (“lamb”)
ramm (“ram”)
weþer (“castrated ram”)

Derived terms

sċēaphierde (“shepherd”)
Sċēapīeġ (“Isle of Sheppey”)
sċēaplīċ (“relating to sheep”)
sċēapwæsċe (“place for washing sheep”)
sċēapwīċ (“sheepfold”)

Descendants

Middle English: schep, scheep, schepe, sheep, shepe, ssep (Kent, Southern)
- English: sheep (see there for further descendants)
- Middle Scots: scheip, schap, scheep, schepe, schip
  - Scots: sheep
- Yola: zheep, sheep

See also

ēanian (“to give birth to a lamb”)
ġeēan (“pregnant with a lamb”)

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