scipmann
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skipamann, from Proto-Germanic *skipamann-. Equivalent to sċip (“ship”) + mann (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃipˌmɑnn/, [ˈʃipˌmɑn]
Noun
sċipmann m
- seaman, mariner, sailor
- Synonyms: sǣmann, sċipere
Declension
Declension of scipmann (strong consonant stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċipmann | sċipmenn |
| accusative | sċipmann | sċipmenn |
| genitive | sċipmannes | sċipmanna |
| dative | sċipmenn | sċipmannum |
Descendants
- Middle English: schipman
- English: shipman
- Scots: schipman
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “sċipmann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.