sceadan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan. Compare Old Frisian skētha, Old Saxon skēthan, Old High German skeidan, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (skaidan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑː.dɑn/, /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn/

Verb

sċeādan or sċēadan

  1. (transitive) to separate, divide, make a line of separation between
  2. (intransitive) to separate, divide, part
  3. to distinguish, decide
  4. to shed

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċeādan (strong class 7)
infinitive sċeādan sċeādenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċeāde sċēd, sċēad
second person singular sċēatst sċēde, sċēade
third person singular sċēatt, sċēat sċēd, sċēad
plural sċeādaþ sċēdon, sċēadon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċeāde sċēde, sċēade
plural sċeāden sċēden, sċēaden
imperative
singular sċeād
plural sċeādaþ
participle present past
sċeādende (ġe)sċeāden

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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