"sceap" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃæ͜ɑːp/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*skāp}} Proto-West Germanic *skāp, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*skēpą}} Proto-Germanic *skēpą Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=sċēap|sort=}} sċēap n, {{ang-noun|n|head=sċēap}} sċēap n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|sċēap}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sċēap|sċēap|sċēap|sċēap|sċēapes|sċēapa|sċēape|sċēapum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: sċēap [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], sċēap [nominative, singular], sċēap [nominative, plural], sċēap [accusative, singular], sċēap [accusative, plural], sċēapes [genitive, singular], sċēapa [genitive, plural], sċēape [dative, singular], sċēapum [dative, plural]
  1. sheep Categories (lifeform): Sheep Synonyms: *sċǣp, sċēp, scīp Hyponyms: eowu (english: ewe), lamb (english: lamb), ramm (english: ram), weþer (english: castrated ram) Derived forms: sċēaphierde (english: shepherd), Sċēapīeġ (english: Isle of Sheppey), sċēaplīċ (english: relating to sheep), sċēapwæsċe [place], sċēapwīċ (english: sheepfold) Related terms: ēanian (english: to give birth to a lamb), ġeēan (english: pregnant with a lamb)
    Sense id: en-sceap-ang-noun-XFmWFqxQ Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.",
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      "form": "sċēap",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Sheep",
          "orig": "ang:Sheep",
          "parents": [
            "Caprines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "shepherd",
          "word": "sċēaphierde"
        },
        {
          "english": "Isle of Sheppey",
          "word": "Sċēapīeġ"
        },
        {
          "english": "relating to sheep",
          "word": "sċēaplīċ"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "for washing sheep"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "place"
          ],
          "word": "sċēapwæsċe"
        },
        {
          "english": "sheepfold",
          "word": "sċēapwīċ"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nHit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "to shear a sheep",
          "text": "sċēap sċieran",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "ewe",
          "word": "eowu"
        },
        {
          "english": "lamb",
          "word": "lamb"
        },
        {
          "english": "ram",
          "word": "ramm"
        },
        {
          "english": "castrated ram",
          "word": "weþer"
        }
      ],
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          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to give birth to a lamb",
          "word": "ēanian"
        },
        {
          "english": "pregnant with a lamb",
          "word": "ġeēan"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*sċǣp"
        },
        {
          "word": "sċēp"
        },
        {
          "word": "scīp"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃæ͜ɑːp/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sceap"
}
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      "english": "shepherd",
      "word": "sċēaphierde"
    },
    {
      "english": "Isle of Sheppey",
      "word": "Sċēapīeġ"
    },
    {
      "english": "relating to sheep",
      "word": "sċēaplīċ"
    },
    {
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        "for washing sheep"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "place"
      ],
      "word": "sċēapwæsċe"
    },
    {
      "english": "sheepfold",
      "word": "sċēapwīċ"
    }
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        }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.",
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      "form": "sċēap",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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        "singular"
      ]
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  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "ewe",
      "word": "eowu"
    },
    {
      "english": "lamb",
      "word": "lamb"
    },
    {
      "english": "ram",
      "word": "ramm"
    },
    {
      "english": "castrated ram",
      "word": "weþer"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "sċēap"
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        "1": "sċēap",
        "2": "sċēap",
        "3": "sċēap",
        "4": "sċēap",
        "5": "sċēapes",
        "6": "sċēapa",
        "7": "sċēape",
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        "num": "",
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        "type": "strong a-stem"
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to give birth to a lamb",
      "word": "ēanian"
    },
    {
      "english": "pregnant with a lamb",
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old English neuter nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Old English terms with usage examples",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nHit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.",
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        },
        {
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        }
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        "sheep"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃæ͜ɑːp/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "*sċǣp"
    },
    {
      "word": "sċēp"
    },
    {
      "word": "scīp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sceap"
}

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