depe

See also: de pé

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English dēop.

Alternative forms

• deep, deepe, deop, dep, deope

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːp/

Adjective

depe (plural and weak singular depe, comparative depper, deper, superlative deppest, depest)

1. deep (extending or being greatly below the ground; being of deepness)
2. deep (extending or being greatly in the interior)
3. (with another adjective) Located at a certain deepness.
4. Boggy, impassable due to mud or dirt.
5. Meaningful, significant; having a lot of importance.
6. Heartfelt, passionate; having a lot of feeling.
7. Weightily, significantly; with a lot of portentousness.
8. Esoteric, incomprehensible, difficult to interpret or learn.
9. Powerful, profuse, excessive, prominent.
10. (rare) far (extending or being greatly in any measurement)
11. (rare) A lot; a large or great amount.

Related terms

• depely
• depen
• depnesse
• depthe

Descendants

• English: deep
• Scots: depe, deep, deip

References

• “dẹ̄p, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.

Adverb

depe (comparative depper, superlative depperst)

1. deep (extending or being greatly below the ground; being of deepness)
2. deep (extending or being greatly in the interior)
3. Meaningfully, significantly; with a lot of importance.
4. Emotionally, passionately; with a lot of feeling.
5. Weightily, significantly; with a lot of portentousness.
6. (rare) far (extending or being greatly in any measurement)
7. (rare) A lot; a large or great amount.

Descendants

• English: deep

References

• “dẹ̄p(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.

Noun

depe (plural depes)

1. A watery body that has significant deepness.
2. (rare) deep (a portion of watery body that has significant deepness)
3. (rare) The sea floor; the part of the ground that is submersed.
4. (rare) depth, deepness.
5. (rare, Late Middle English) The inside of a territorial unit.

Descendants

• English: deep

References

• “dẹ̄p, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.

Etymology 2

Verb

depe

1. Alternative form of depen