sceap

Old English

Alternative forms

*sċǣp, sċēp

Etymology

From West Germanic *skæpa, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognate with Old Frisian skēp, schēp (West Frisian skiep), Old Saxon skāp (Low German Schaap), Dutch schaap, Old High German scāf (German Schaf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃæːɑp/

Noun

sċēap n (nominative plural sċēap)

sheep

Inflection

Declension of sceap (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċēap	sċēap
accusative	sċēap	sċēap
genitive	sċēapes	sċēapa
dative	sċēape	sċēapum

Derived terms

sċēaphyrde

See also

gesċeap

Descendants

Middle English: scheep, schep, schepe, sheep
- English: sheep
  - → Abenaki: azib (< a sheep)
- Scots: schep, scheip
- Yola: zheep

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