gesceap

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Compare Middle High German geschaf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈʃæɑp/

Noun

ġesċeap n (nominative plural ġesċeapu)

shape (external form)
creation
creature

Derived terms

ġesċeaphwīl

Descendants

Middle English: shap, schape
- English: shape

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