ciepe

Old English

Etymology 1

Equivalent to ċēap (“cost”) + -e (“having”). Corresponds to a Proto-Germanic *kaupijaz, though there are no cognates.

Alternative forms

• ċīpe, ċȳpe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi͜yː.pe/

Adjective

ċīepe

1. for sale
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Pope Gregory the Great"

     Þā ġeseah hē betwēox þām warum ċīepe cneohtas ġesette. Þā wǣron hwītes līchaman and fæġeres andwlitan menn and æðellīċe ġefeaxode.

     Then he saw a group of boys who had been displayed for sale with the rest of the merchandise. (Literally: “Then he saw boys for sale placed among the merchandise.”) They had fair skin, beautiful faces, and noble heads of hair.

Usage notes

• Unlike the Modern English phrase “for sale,” ċīepe is often used attributively, before the noun.

Declension

Declension of ċīepe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ċīepe	ċīepu, ċīepo	ċīepe
Accusative	ċīepne	ċīepe	ċīepe
Genitive	ċīepes	ċīepre	ċīepes
Dative	ċīepum	ċīepre	ċīepum
Instrumental	ċīepe	ċīepre	ċīepe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ċīepe	ċīepa, ċīepe	ċīepu, ċīepo
Accusative	ċīepe	ċīepa, ċīepe	ċīepu, ċīepo
Genitive	ċīepra	ċīepra	ċīepra
Dative	ċīepum	ċīepum	ċīepum
Instrumental	ċīepum	ċīepum	ċīepum

Declension of ċīepe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ċīepa	ċīepe	ċīepe
Accusative	ċīepan	ċīepan	ċīepe
Genitive	ċīepan	ċīepan	ċīepan
Dative	ċīepan	ċīepan	ċīepan
Instrumental	ċīepan	ċīepan	ċīepan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ċīepan	ċīepan	ċīepan
Accusative	ċīepan	ċīepan	ċīepan
Genitive	ċīepra, ċīepena	ċīepra, ċīepena	ċīepra, ċīepena
Dative	ċīepum	ċīepum	ċīepum
Instrumental	ċīepum	ċīepum	ċīepum

Derived terms

• ġeċīepe (“for sale”)
• unċīepe (“free”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin cēpa.

Alternative forms

• ċīpe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi͜yː.pe/

Noun

ċīepe f

1. onion (Allium cepa)

   Synonyms: hwītlēac, ynnelēac

2. shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)

Declension

Declension of ciepe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċīepe	ċīepan
accusative	ċīepan	ċīepan
genitive	ċīepan	ċīepena
dative	ċīepan	ċīepum

Derived terms

• ċīpelēac

References

• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cīpe”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎^[1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.