scypst

Englisc

Alternative forms

• sċyppan, sċippan

Etymology

Bysen:dercat From Bysen:inh, from Bysen:inh. Cognate with Bysen:cog, Bysen:cog, Bysen:cog.

Pronunciation

• Bysen:ang-IPA

Verb

1. to create
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord"

     Bysen:quote

2. to shape; mould, form
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Bysen:quote

Usage notes

• (Ġe)scypst is loftier than Werlic, which is the general word for "to make." (Ġe)sċieppan is almost solely attested describing the acts of deities, though a wider sense such as "to create with the mind" is hinted at by the phrase menn naman ġesċieppan (“to give someone a name”).

Descendants

• Bysen:desc
  • Bysen:desc
  • Bysen:desc