ceapscip

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaupaskip. Cognate with Old High German koufskif. Equivalent to ċēap +‎ sċip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑːpˌʃip/

Noun

ċēapsċip n

1. merchant ship, trading ship
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Philippe ġeþūhte æfter þām þæt hē on lande ne meahte þām folce mid ġiefum ġecwēman þe him on simle wǣron mid winnende, ac hē sċipu ġegaderode and wīċingas wurdon, and sōna æt ānum ċierre ān hund and hundeahtatiġ ċēapsċipa ġefēngon.

     After that, Philip concluded that on land, the gifts he awarded the common people who were always fighting on his side would never be enough to satisfy them, so he gathered ships and they became pirates, and very quickly captured 180 trading ships.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ċēapsċip	ċēapsċip
accusative	ċēapsċip	ċēapsċip
genitive	ċēapsċipes	ċēapsċipa
dative	ċēapsċipe	ċēapsċipum