scieppan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skeppa, Old High German scaffan, Old Norse skapa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃi͜yp.pɑn/
Verb
sċieppan
- to create
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"
- Dēofol ne mæġ nāne ġesċeaft sċieppan.
- Satan cannot create anything.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"
- to shape; mould, form
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Fingō: "iċ hīewiġe oþþe sċieppe."
- Fingo: "I form or shape."
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Usage notes
- (Ġe)sċieppan is loftier than (ġe)wyrċan, which is the general word for "to make." (Ġe)sċieppan is almost solely attested describing the acts of deities, though a wider sense such as "to create with the mind" is hinted at by the phrase menn naman ġesċieppan (“to give someone a name”).
- The prefixed variant ġesċieppan is much more common in prose, almost to the total exclusion of the unprefixed form.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċieppan (strong class 6)
| infinitive | sċieppan | sċieppenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sċieppe | sċōp, sċeōp |
| second person singular | sċiepest | sċōpe, sċeōpe |
| third person singular | sċiepeþ | sċōp, sċeōp |
| plural | sċieppaþ | sċōpon, sċeōpon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sċieppe | sċōpe, sċeōpe |
| plural | sċieppen | sċōpen, sċeōpen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sċiepe | |
| plural | sċieppaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sċieppende | (ġe)sċeapen, (ġe)sċapen | |
Derived terms
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