deipe
Low German
Alternative forms
- deip (in free variation, overall less common)
- deup(e), doip(e) (parts of eastern Westphalian)
- deep (chiefly northwestern dialects), deip (Mecklenburgisch, Pomeranian)
Etymology
From Middle Low German dêp (adjective), dêpe (adverb), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *deupaz.
Adjective
deipe (comparative depper or deiper, superlative deppst or deipst or deipest) (most of Westphalian and Eastphalian)
- deep
- Well hauge stigg, kann deipe fallen.
- He who climbs high, can fall deep / low.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Adjective
deipe
- (Early Scots) alternative form of dep
Etymology 2
Adverb
deipe
- (Early Scots) alternative form of depe (“deeply”)
Etymology 3
Noun
deipe
- (Early Scots) alternative form of depe (“deep water”)