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cippian

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃip.pi.ɑn/

“cippian” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

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

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.

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