freondsciepe

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Old English

Alternative forms

• frēondsċype, frēondsċipe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *friundskapi. Equivalent to frēond +‎ -sċipe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfre͜oːndˌʃi͜y.pe/

Noun

frēondsċiepe m

1. friendship
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies

     Ic hī lufige for frēondscype and for gefērǣdenne and þā þēah ofer æalle ōðre þe mē mǣstne fultum dōð tō ongyttanne and tō witanne gescēadwīsnesse and wīsdōm, and æalra mǣst be Gode and be ūrum sāulum; forðām ic wōt þæt ic mæg ǣð myd heora fultume æfter spurian þonne ic būtan mæge.

     I love them for friendship and for companionship, and above all others I love those who most help me to understand and to know reason and wisdom, most of all about God and about our souls; for I know that I can more easily seek after Him with their help than I can without.

Declension

Declension of freondsciepe (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	frēondsċiepe	frēondsċiepas
accusative	frēondsċiepe	frēondsċiepas
genitive	frēondsċiepes	frēondsċiepa
dative	frēondsċiepe	frēondsċiepum

Synonyms

• winesċipe

Antonyms

• fēondsċiepe

Descendants

• Middle English: frendschip, frendshipe, frendschipe, freondschipe, frenshepe, frenship, frenschip, frendeschip, frendship, frenchyp, frendeschepe, frenschepe, ffrenschip, frendshipp
  • English: friendship
  • Scots: friendship