tæppa

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæp.pɑ/ Rhymes: -æp.pɑ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô, whence also Old High German zapho, Old Norse tappi. Normally prehistoric *æ was retracted to *a when followed by a geminate and back vowel. Reason for consistent failure of retraction in this word remains unknown. If the word is infrequently attested a commoner variant *tappa may well have existed, cf. hnappian alongside less common hnæppian. ==== Noun ==== tæppa m tap, spigot Þonne þū wīn habban wille, þonne dō þū mid þīnum twām fingrum swelċe ðū tæppan of tunnan ontēon wille. ― If you want wine, then make a gesture with two fingers like you're trying to pull the bung from a cask. (Techm. ii. 120, 10.) ===== Declension ===== Weak: === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Related to Old Frisian tapia (“to pluck”), Middle Low German teppen (“to pluck, pick”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *tappaz; see *tuppaz (“tuft”). ==== Alternative forms ==== tæppe ==== Noun ==== tæppa m band, ribbon, tape ===== Declension ===== Weak: ===== Synonyms ===== tæppe ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: tappe, tape English: tape Scots: tape, taip