cosp

Old English

Alternative forms

• cops

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kosp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kosp/

Noun

cosp m

1. shackle, fetter

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cosp	cospas
accusative	cosp	cospas
genitive	cospes	cospa
dative	cospe	cospum

Derived terms

• handcosp
• swēorcosp

Descendants

• Middle English: cops
  • cuffs