chippe

chippe

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃip/

Etymology 1

    From Old English ċipp.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    chippe (plural chippes)

    1. chip, splinter, shaving (of wood)
    2. kindling, trash
    3. peg
    4. share-beam (of a plow)
    5. A slice (of bread)
    Descendants
    • English: chip
    • Scots: chip
    • Yola: chemis (plural)
    • → Old French: chippe, chipe
    References

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    chippe

    1. alternative form of schip

    Old French

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Middle English chippe, from Old English ċipp, from Old English *ċippian (“to chip, chip off”).

      Noun

      chippe f

      1. rag (poor quality item of clothing)

      Descendants

      References

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