tæppa

See also: täppa

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tappô, whence also Old High German zapho, Old Norse tappi.

Noun

tæppa m (nominative plural tæppan)

  1. tap, spigot
    • Ðonne ðū wīn habban wille, ðonne dō ðū mid ðīnum twām fingrum swilċe ðū tæppan of tunnan ontēon wille. — If thou want wine, then do (a sign) with thy two fingers, as though thou want to pull the bung from a cask.
Inflection
Declension of tæppa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tæppa tæppan
accusative tæppan tæppan
genitive tæppan tæppena
dative tæppan tæppum

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

tæppa m (nominative plural tæppan)

  1. band, ribbon, tape
Synonyms
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