ceapmann

Old English

Alternative forms

ċēapman, cȳpman, cȳpeman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaupamann-; equivalent to ċēap +‎ mann.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑːpˌmɑnn/, [ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑːpˌmɑn]

Noun

ċēapmann m

businessman, merchant

Declension

Declension of ceapmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċēapmann	ċēapmenn
accusative	ċēapmann	ċēapmenn
genitive	ċēapmannes	ċēapmanna
dative	ċēapmenn	ċēapmannum

Descendants

Middle English: chapman, chapmon, chepman
- English: chapman, Chapman
- Scots: chapman

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ċēapmann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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