Reconstruction:Old English/cippian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kippōn, from Proto-Germanic *kipp- (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”). Akin to Middle Dutch kippen (“to cut, strike, knock”), Middle Low German kippen (“to hatch out”), Old Swedish kippa (“to chop”), Old English ċipp (“chip”). More at chip, chop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃip.pi.ɑn/

Verb

*ċippian

1. to cut, trim; cut up, chop; chip

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ċippian (weak class 2)

infinitive	*ċippian	*ċippienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*ċippiġe	*ċippode
second person singular	*ċippast	*ċippodest
third person singular	*ċippaþ	*ċippode
plural	*ċippiaþ	*ċippodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*ċippiġe	*ċippode
plural	*ċippiġen	*ċippoden
imperative
singular	*ċippa
plural	*ċippiaþ
participle	present	past
	*ċippiende	*(ġe)ċippod

Derived terms

• forċippian

Descendants

• Middle English: chippen
  • English: chip
  • Scots: chip