scipmann

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skipamann, from Proto-Germanic *skipamann-. Equivalent to sċip (“ship”) +‎ mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃipˌmɑnn/, [ˈʃipˌmɑn]

Noun

sċipmann m

seaman, mariner, sailor
Synonyms: sǣmann, sċipere

Declension

Declension of scipmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċipmann	sċipmenn
accusative	sċipmann	sċipmenn
genitive	sċipmannes	sċipmanna
dative	sċipmenn	sċipmannum

Descendants

Middle English: schipman
- English: shipman
- Scots: schipman

References

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

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