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sipe

American  
[sahyp] / saɪp /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.
siped, siping

  1. (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of sipe

before 900; perhaps continuing Old English sīpian; cognate with Dutch zijpen, Middle Low German sīpen. See seep

Example Sentences

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Hengest nam lefue;     and to sipe gan wende. f.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

Hengest nam lefue; and to sipe gan wende.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

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