scieppan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skeppa, Old High German scaffan, Old Norse skapa.

Pronunciation

Verb

sċieppan

  1. to create
  2. to shape; mould, form

Usage notes

  • (Ġe)sċieppan is loftier than (ġe)wyrċan, which is the general word for "to make." (Ġe)sċieppan is almost solely attested describing the acts of deities, though a wider sense such as "to create with the mind" is hinted at by the phrase menn naman ġesċieppan (“to give someone a name”).
  • The prefixed variant ġesċieppan is much more common in prose, almost to the total exclusion of the unprefixed form.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċieppan (strong class 6)
infinitive sċieppan sċieppenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċieppe sċōp, sċeōp
second person singular sċiepest sċōpe, sċeōpe
third person singular sċiepeþ sċōp, sċeōp
plural sċieppaþ sċōpon, sċeōpon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċieppe sċōpe, sċeōpe
plural sċieppen sċōpen, sċeōpen
imperative
singular sċiepe
plural sċieppaþ
participle present past
sċieppende (ġe)sċeapen, (ġe)sċapen

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