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gesceap

Pronunciation: /jeˈʃæ͜ɑp/

“gesceap” is an Old English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. shape (external form)
  2. creation
  3. creature
  4. fate, destiny
  5. genitals

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gaskap, from Proto-Germanic *gaskapą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Compare Old Saxon giskap (“creation, destiny”), Old Norse skap (“creation, fate”).

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