schepen

See also: scheppen and Schepen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schepen.

Noun

schepen (plural schepens)

1. A Dutch magistrate.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈsxeːpə(n)/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schēpen, from Old Dutch scepeno, possibly a derivative of Frankish *skappjan (“to shape, create”). Cognate with German Schöffe.

Noun

schepen m (plural schepenen, diminutive schepentje n)

1. alderman

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skepen
• → English: schepen

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch schēpen, from Old Dutch *skipon, from Proto-West Germanic *skipōn. By surface analysis, schip +‎ -en.

Verb

schepen

1. (obsolete, ergative) to embark, ship
2. (obsolete, intransitive) to travel by ship

Derived terms

• afschepen
• inschepen
• ontschepen
• opschepen
• overschepen
• verschepen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

schepen

1. plural of schip

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch scepeno, possibly a derivative of Frankish *skappjan (“to shape, create”).

Noun

schēpen m

1. alderman
   • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:

     Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.

     The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	schēpen	schēpene
accusative	schēpen	schēpene
genitive	schēpens	schēpene
dative	schēpene	schēpenen

Alternative forms

• schēpene

Descendants

• Dutch: schepen

Further reading

• “schepen(e)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “schepen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN