sceppe

Old English

Etymology

From Old Norse skeppa, skjappa (“a bushel, measure”), from Old Saxon *skeppio, whence Middle Low German scheppe (“a unit of weight”). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skappjō (compare Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”)), from Proto-Germanic *skapjô (“vessel, tub, bushel”), from *skapą (“a creation, shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskep.pe/

Noun

sceppe f

1. a unit of measure, bushel
2. tub, container, basket

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	sceppe	sceppan
accusative	sceppan	sceppan
genitive	sceppan	sceppena
dative	sceppan	sceppum

Related terms

• sċieppan

Descendants

• Middle English: skeppe, skyppe, skep
  • English: skep, skip
  • Scots: skep