gesceap

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaskapą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Saxon giskap (“creation, destiny”), Old Norse skap (“creation, fate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑp/

Noun

ġesċeap n (nominative plural ġesċeapu)

1. shape (external form)
2. creation
3. creature
4. (rare) fate, destiny

Derived terms

• ġesċeaphwīl (“a fated moment”)

Descendants

• Middle English: shap, schape
  • English: shape