skep

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A basket.
2. A beehive made of straw or wicker.

Verb

To transfer (bees) into a skep.

Sinonieme

basket

🧺

handbasket

body

bodywork

car

🚗

crate

gondola

hamper

hive

holdall

lattice

punnet

elevator car

beehive

Vertalings

καφάσι

πανέρι

alveare

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈskɛp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old English: sceppe

In summary

Late Old English sceppe, from Old Norse skeppa (“basket”). Cognate with Danish skæppe (“an old Danish unit of measure equalling 17.4 l”).