skeppe (1140-60)

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skeppe (1140-60)

[gdw]

[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  skeppe; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  skep n.; MED:  skep(pe n.; DMLBS: 3105c skeppa ]
sceppe, scheppe;  scippe  
M.E.

The word is synonymous with cippe, and similarity of form of the two words possibly produced hybrid spelling variants.

s.

1 unit skip, wicker basket
( 1140-60; MS: 1140-60 ) duze sceppes de furment et de brais  270.56
( 1295? )  il amena une skeppe de bras =malt de orge al marché de Kardoyl [...]; la vynt une syr William de Kardoyl, chevaler, et prist la vauntdyt scheppe de bras  109
( 1377-82 )  Item, .j. souet appellé wyron. Item .j. peir de scippes. Item .viij. peir d’aundyrns  E101/547/21
eskeppe 
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