'''Tæppa''' is [[duru]] tō ƿealdennewealdenne þǣre forlǣtunge sumes [[wǣt|ƿǣtes]]es oþþe [[ǣðm]]es. <!--þone gangfor controlling the release of a [[liquid]] or [[gas]]. In [[British English]] the word is used for any everyday type of valve, particularly the fittings on bathtubs and sinks that would be called [[faucet]]s elsewhere. In [[American English]] the usage is sometimes more specialised, with the term '''tap''' restricted to uses such as '''beer taps''' and the word "faucet" used for cold water outlets; although some Americans use "tap" in the broader sense as well.-->
ǷæterWæter for [[bæþ|baðum]], [[mundlēow|mundlēoƿum]]um, and trogum cann ȝeȝearƿodgegearwod bēon mid syndriȝumsyndrigum hātum and ċealdum tæppum; þis is ȝemǣnegemǣne in þǣm [[UKGeāned Cynerīce]], syndriȝlīċesyndriglīċe in bæþrūmum. In cyċenum, ēac [[USAGeānedu Rīcu American]], and in fela ōðra steda sind ''mixendtæppan'' ȝebrocengebrocen on stale þæs ƿordeswordes. Þes is ānga, mæniȝfealdramænigfealdra tæppa, þæs handle ūp and niðer āstīȝþāstīgþ tō ƿealdennewealdenne þā andefne ƿæterflōƿnessewæterflōwnesse and of ānre sīdan tō ōðerre sīdan tō ƿealdennewealdenne þǣre hǣte þæs ƿætereswæteres (ȝedōngedōn mid mixunge þæs hātan ƿætereswæteres mid þǣm ċealdum ƿæterewætere ætsamne). Þā nīƿostannīwostan ansīene dōþ sƿāswā mid inȝesettumingesettum [[hǣtsearu|hǣtsearƿehǣtsearwe]].
<!--If separate taps are fitted, it may not be immediately clear which tap is hot and which is cold. The hot tap generally has a red indicator and/or be labeled H or Hot. The cold tap tends to have a blue or green indicator and/or be labeled C or Cold. (Note that the [[French language|French]] for 'hot' is ''chaud'', which starts with a 'C'.) Mixer taps may have a red-blue stripe or arrows indicating which side will give hot and which cold.
