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Scyppend

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An Old English noun meaning "the Shaper" or "Creator," used in early Anglo-Saxon poetry to refer to God as the master craftsman of earth.

Detailed Definition
An Old English noun meaning creator or maker, used as a title for God. It reflects the poem’s habit of naming God through poetic epithets rather than plain modern terms.
Example
Example in poetry:
“halig Scyppend,” in Old English religious verse, names the holy Creator; Cædmon’s Hymn praises “heofonrices Weard,” a related title for God; Scyppend derives from the verb scieppan, “to shape or create”; Modern imitation: “Scyppend of stars, he raised the dawn from dark”
Additional Notes
"Scyppend" is an Old English title for God and is not familiar modern vocabulary.; Found in the poem, Caedmon's Hymn by Caedmon
Also Known As
scypher scribe writer penman
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