gesceap

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Compare Middle High German geschaf.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑp/

Noun edit

ġesċeap n (nominative plural ġesċeapu)

shape (external form)
creation
creature

Derived terms edit

ġesċeaphwīl

Descendants edit

Middle English: shap, schape
- English: shape

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