ciepe
Old English
Etymology 1
Equivalent to ċēap (“cost”) + -e (“having”). Corresponds to a Proto-Germanic *kaupijaz, though there are no cognates.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi͜yː.pe/
Adjective
ċīepe
- 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.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Pope Gregory the Great"
Usage notes
- Unlike the Modern English phrase “for sale,” ċīepe is often used attributively, before the noun.
Declension
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Derived terms
- ġeċīepe (“for sale”)
- unċīepe (“free”)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi͜yː.pe/
Declension
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Derived terms
- ċīpelēac
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cīpe”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I
, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
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