• sċāp —West Saxon
• sċēp —Late West Saxon, Anglian, lateKentish
• sċīp —Northumbrian
• sċǣp —earlyKentish

FromProto-West Germanic*skāp, fromProto-Germanic*skēpą.

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːp/

sċēap n(West Saxon)

1. sheep
   • late 9th century,translation ofBede'sEcclesiastical History

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

     This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture ofsheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.

   sċēap sċieran ―to shear asheep

Stronga-stem:

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

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

• Middle English:schep,scheep,schepe,sheep,shepe,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

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

• Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
• Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
• Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
• Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
• Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
• Old English lemmas
• Old English nouns
• Old English neuter nouns
• West Saxon Old English
• Old English terms with quotations
• Old English terms with usage examples
• Old English neuter a-stem nouns
• ang:Sheep

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