sceotan

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Old English

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Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

    Cognates
    Cognate with Old Frisian skiata (West Frisian sjitte), Old Saxon skiotan (Low German scheten), Dutch schieten, Old High German skiozan (German schießen), Old Norse skjóta (Danish skyde, Swedish skjuta). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic искыдати (iskydati), Russian кида́ть (kidátʹ), Lithuanian skudrùs.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    sċēotan

    1. (transitive) to shoot, throw a missile
    2. (transitive) to push, move quickly, pay (money)
    3. (intransitive) to move quickly, flow, rush, shoot (of pain)

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of sċēotan (strong class 2)
    infinitive sċēotan sċēotenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular sċēote sċēat
    second person singular sċīetst sċute
    third person singular sċīett, sċīet sċēat
    plural sċēotaþ sċuton
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular sċēote sċute
    plural sċēoten sċuten
    imperative
    singular sċēot
    plural sċēotaþ
    participle present past
    sċēotende (ġe)sċoten

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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