scitan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skītaną (“to shite, defecate, excrete”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd, *sḱeyd- (“to part with, separate, cut off”). Cognate with Old Saxon skītan, Old Frisian skīta, Old High German skīzan, Old Norse skíta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːtɑn/

Verb

sċītan

  1. to defecate, shit

Conjugation
Conjugation of sċītan (strong class 1)
infinitive sċītan tō sċītenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular sċīte sċāt
2nd-person singular sċītest sċite
3rd-person singular sċīteþ sċāt
plural sċītaþ sċiton
subjunctive present past
singular sċīte sċite
plural sċīten sċiten
imperative
singular sċīt
plural sċītaþ
participle present past
sċītende (ġe)sċiten

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Saxon

Verb

scītan

  1. Alternative spelling of skītan
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