stigrap

Old English

Etymology

From stiġe (“ascent or descent”) +‎ rāp (“rope”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstijˌrɑːp/

Noun

stiġrāp m

1. stirrup

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stiġrāp	stiġrāpas
accusative	stiġrāp	stiġrāpas
genitive	stiġrāpes	stiġrāpa
dative	stiġrāpe	stiġrāpum

Descendants

• Middle English: stirop, sterap, sterepe, sterop, steropp, stirep, stirope, stirrop, stirryppe, storrope, sturope, styrop, styroppe
  • English: stirrup
  • Scots: stirrup, strip, strup