geap

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gaupaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jæːɑp/

Adjective

ġēap

  1. crooked, bent, curved
    Geap stæf.
    A crooked staff.
  2. symbolically crooked; devious, cunning
Declension
Declension of geap — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēap ġēap ġēap
Accusative ġēapne ġēape ġēap
Genitive ġēapes ġēapre ġēapes
Dative ġēapum ġēapre ġēapum
Instrumental ġēape ġēapre ġēape
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēape ġēapa, -e ġēap
Accusative ġēape ġēapa, -e ġēap
Genitive ġēapra ġēapra ġēapra
Dative ġēapum ġēapum ġēapum
Instrumental ġēapum ġēapum ġēapum
Declension of geap — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēapa ġēape ġēape
Accusative ġēapan ġēapan ġēape
Genitive ġēapan ġēapan ġēapan
Dative ġēapan ġēapan ġēapan
Instrumental ġēapan ġēapan ġēapan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġēapan ġēapan ġēapan
Accusative ġēapan ġēapan ġēapan
Genitive ġēapra, ġēapena ġēapra, ġēapena ġēapra, ġēapena
Dative ġēapum ġēapum ġēapum
Instrumental ġēapum ġēapum ġēapum

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *gap-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jæɑp/

Adjective

ġeap

  1. broad, open, spacious
    Gim sceal on hringe standan, steap and geap
    A gem shall stand out on a ring, high and broad.
    (Maxims II)

Noun

ġeap f (nominative plural ġeapa)

  1. An expanse, room, or space
Inflection
Declension of geap (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġeap ġeapa, ġeape
accusative ġeape ġeapa, ġeape
genitive ġeape ġeapa
dative ġeape ġeapum
Synonyms
  • ġeapu
  • ġeapian
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