sceap
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sċēap n
- sheep
- sċēap sċieran ― to shear a sheep
Declension edit
Declension of sceap (strong a-stem)
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- sċēaphierde (“shepherd”)
- Sċēapīeġ (“Isle of Sheppey”)
- sċēaplīċ (“relating to sheep”)
- sċēapwæsċe (“place for washing sheep”)
- sċēapwīċ (“sheepfold”)