ræpan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raipijaną, *raipōną (“to tie, bind”), from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“string, strap, band, rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to peel off, rip, tear; strip, strap”). Compare Old High German bireifen (“to wrap up, bind”), Old Norse reipa (“to fasten with rope”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈræː.pɑn/

Verb

rǣpan

  1. to bind with rope, make captive

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