ydelschipe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === idelschip, idelschipe, ydelship, ydelshipe, ydylschip idylchepe, idylsheppe (East Anglia); ydelschepe (Kent); idelschupe, idilchipe (Southwest Midland) ydillchipe, ydillchipp (Northern) === Etymology === From ydel (“vain”) +‎ -schipe (“-ship”). First attested in c. 1275. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːdəlʃip(ə)/ === Noun === ydelschipe (uncountable) vanity, worthlessness idleness, inactivity ==== Descendants ==== English: idleship (archaic) ==== References ==== “īdelship(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.