depthe

Middle English

/dɛpθ/

noun
Definitions
  • Deepness; the measurement of depth.
  • The depths; the oceans; that which is below the waves.
  • (rare) The sea floor; the part of the earth's surface which is submerged.
  • (rare) The lower or inner part of something; the interior of something.
  • (rare) The extent of something.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *dīepþ (depth) inherited from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (depth) affix from Middle English depe.

Origin

Middle English

depe

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