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語源

From Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.

発音

• IPA: /ʃæ͜ɑːp/
• 韻: -æ͜ɑːp

名詞

sċēap n (West Saxon)

1. sheep
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.

     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.

   • Wonders of the East

     On ðām ēalande byþ miċel menigeo sċēapa, ⁊ þanon is tō Babilōnian þǣs lǣssan mīlġetǣles stadia hundtēontiġ ⁊ eahta ⁊ syxtiġ, ⁊ þǣs micclan, þe leuua hātte, fīftȳne ⁊ hundtēontiġ.

     On that island there are a great many sheep; and from there to Babylon it is one hundred sixty-eight of the lesser miles called "stadia," and one hundred fifteen of the greater miles called "leagues."

   sċēap sċieran ― to shear a sheep

語形変化

Strong a-stem:

下位語

• eowu (“ewe”)
• lamb (“lamb”)
• ramm (“ram”)
• weþer (“castrated ram”)

派生語

• sċēaphierde (“shepherd”)
• Sċēapīeġ (“Isle of Sheppey”)
• sċēaplīċ (“relating to sheep”)
• sċēapwæsċe (“place for washing sheep”)
• sċēapwīċ (“sheepfold”)

派生した語

• Middle English: schep, scheep, schepe, sheep, shepe, scheip (Shropshire), ssep (Kent, Southern)
  • English: sheep (see there for further descendants)
  • Middle Scots: scheip, cheip, cheipe, scheipe, sheip, schip, schipe, schap, scheap, scheep, schepe, sceyp, schiepe (rare)
    • Scots: sheep
  • Yola: zheep, sheep

参考

• ēanian (“to give birth to a lamb”)
• ġeēan (“pregnant with a lamb”)