cæppe

Old English

Alternative forms

• kæppe, *ceppe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kappijā, diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“covering, hood, cloak”), from Late Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæp.pe/

Noun

cæppe f

1. hat
2. hood

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	cæppe	cæppan
accusative	cæppan	cæppan
genitive	cæppan	cæppena
dative	cæppan	cæppum

Related terms

• cappa

Descendants

• Middle English: cappe, cap, cape, keppe, cep
  • English: cap
  • Scots: kep