scipmann

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skipamann-. Equivalent to sċip (“ship”) +‎ mann (“person”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃipˌmɑnn/, [ˈʃipˌmɑn]

Noun

sċipmann m

sailor

Declension

Declension of scipmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċipmann	sċipmenn
accusative	sċipmann	sċipmenn
genitive	sċipmannes	sċipmanna
dative	sċipmenn	sċipmannum

Synonyms

Descendants

Middle English: schipman, chipman, schip man, schippeman, schypmanne, shipman, shipmon, shippeman, shippman, shypman, ssipman, szipman; scipmon, sipman
- English: shipman
- Middle Scots: schipman

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sċipmann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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