depe
See also: de pé
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English dēop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːp/
Adjective
depe (plural and weak singular depe, comparative depper, deper, superlative deppest, depest)
- deep (extending or being greatly below the ground; being of deepness)
- deep (extending or being greatly in the interior)
- (with another adjective) Located at a certain deepness.
- Boggy, impassable due to mud or dirt.
- Meaningful, significant; having a lot of importance.
- Heartfelt, passionate; having a lot of feeling.
- Weightily, significantly; with a lot of portentousness.
- Esoteric, incomprehensible, difficult to interpret or learn.
- Powerful, profuse, excessive, prominent.
- (rare) far (extending or being greatly in any measurement)
- (rare) A lot; a large or great amount.
References
- “dẹ̄p, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.
Adverb
depe (comparative depper, superlative depperst)
- deep (extending or being greatly below the ground; being of deepness)
- deep (extending or being greatly in the interior)
- Meaningfully, significantly; with a lot of importance.
- Emotionally, passionately; with a lot of feeling.
- Weightily, significantly; with a lot of portentousness.
- (rare) far (extending or being greatly in any measurement)
- (rare) A lot; a large or great amount.
Descendants
- English: deep
References
- “dẹ̄p(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.
Noun
depe (plural depes)
- A watery body that has significant deepness.
- (rare) deep (a portion of watery body that has significant deepness)
- (rare) The sea floor; the part of the ground that is submersed.
- (rare) depth, deepness.
- (rare, Late Middle English) The inside of a territorial unit.
Descendants
- English: deep
References
- “dẹ̄p, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-29.
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