anliepe

Old English

Alternative forms

  • anlīpe, ānlēpe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainahlaupijaz (single, alone; unmarried), apparently with the literal meaning “running alone.” Cognate with Old Saxon ēnlōpi (single, alone) and Old Norse einhleypr (single, unmarried). Equivalent to ān (alone) + -hlīepe (hlēapan (to jump, to run) + -e (adjective-forming suffix)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnˌli͜yː.pe/

Adjective

ānlīepe

  1. single; sole; only
  2. individual
  3. alone; solitary

Declension

Derived terms

  • ānlīepsum
  • ānlīepnes
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