Participles
| Present | ġesċieppende |
| Past | ġesċeapen; ġesċapen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġesċieppe |
| 2nd sing. | ġesċiepest |
| 3rd sing. | ġesċiepeþ |
| 1st plur. | ġesċieppaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġesċieppaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġesċieppaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġesċōp; ġesċeōp |
| 2nd sing. | ġesċōpe; ġesċeōpe |
| 3rd sing. | ġesċōp; ġesċeōp |
| 1st plur. | ġesċōpon; ġesċeōpon |
| 2nd plur. | ġesċōpon; ġesċeōpon |
| 3rd plur. | ġesċōpon; ġesċeōpon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġesċieppe |
| 2nd sing. | ġesċieppe |
| 3rd sing. | ġesċieppe |
| 1st plur. | ġesċieppen |
| 2nd plur. | ġesċieppen |
| 3rd plur. | ġesċieppen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġesċōpe; ġesċeōpe |
| 2nd sing. | ġesċōpe; ġesċeōpe |
| 3rd sing. | ġesċōpe; ġesċeōpe |
| 1st plur. | ġesċōpen; ġesċeōpen |
| 2nd plur. | ġesċōpen; ġesċeōpen |
| 3rd plur. | ġesċōpen; ġesċeōpen |
Imperative
| Singular | ġesċiepe |
| Plural | ġesċieppaþ |
Verbs similar to 'gescieppan'
gescierpan,
ascieppan,
gescipian,
scieppan,
bescieran,
besteppan,
forscieppan,
gecepan,
geciegan,
gecierran,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaskapjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon giskeppian, Old High German giscaffan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaskapjan). Equivalent to ġe- + sċieppan. See: Proto-Germanic '
*gaskapjaną', Old Saxon '
giskeppian', Old High German 'giscaffan'.
Verbs referencing "gescieppan"
Old Saxon
giskeppian.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 1:1 (In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth.)
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c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation"
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God ġesċōp tō mǣrum engle þone þe nū is Dēofol. (God created him as a great angel before he became the Devil.)
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c. 1932, J. R. R. Tolkien, Old English version of the "Annals of Valinor"
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On frumsċeafte, Ælfæder ġesċōp eall þing, and þā Godu cōmon on þās weorolde.
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In the beginning, Ilúvatar created all things, and the Valar came into this world.
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late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
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Wē sind ġesċeapen æfter þǣre bȳsne ūres sċieppendes. (We are modeled after the example of our creator.)
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late 10th century, Ælfric's translation of Alcuin's Questions and Answers on Genesis
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Hū is tō understandenne þæt "sē Godes gāst wæs ġefēred ofer wætru"? Ne fērde Godes gāst wōriġende ofer þā wætru, ac þurh his miht and wissunge tō ġesċieppenne and tō ġelīffestenne þæt unġehīewode andtimber. (How should we interpret "the spirit of God was moving over the waters"? God's spirit was not wandering there aimlessly, but using its power and wisdom to shape and give life to the unformed material.)
Cognates
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