eorlsciepe

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Old English

Alternative forms

• eorlsċype, eorlsċipe

Etymology

From eorl (“warrior, brave man”) +‎ -sċiepe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜orlˌʃi͜y.pe/, [ˈe͜orˠlˌʃi͜y.pe]

Noun

eorlsċiepe m

1. bravery, manliness, nobility

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eorlsċiepe	eorlsċiepas
accusative	eorlsċiepe	eorlsċiepas
genitive	eorlsċiepes	eorlsċiepa
dative	eorlsċiepe	eorlsċiepum

Descendants

• Middle English: *erlschipe
  • English: earlship