scieppan

scieppan
\scieppan 1 sv/t6 3rd pres sciepþ past scóp/on ptp gescapen 1. to shape, form, make, create; 2. to create (of the act of God), make; 3. to shape for one (dat) as his fate (acc), to assign as a person's lot, arrange; 3a. to destine, order, adjudge a person (acc) to anything; 3b. in the phrases naman \scieppan or tó naman \scieppan, to give a name; him se papa Petrus tó naman scóp the pope gave him the name Peter;

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