sceadian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skadwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *skotwōs. Cognate with Old Norse skyggja (“to shade, to shadow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

sċeadian

  1. to cast a shadow
  2. (poetic) to sneak

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċeadian (weak, class 2)
infinitive sċeadian sċeadienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċeadiġe sċeadode
second person singular sċeadast sċeadodest
third person singular sċeadaþ sċeadode
plural sċeadiaþ sċeadodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċeadiġe sċeadode
plural sċeadiġen sċeadoden
imperative
singular sċeada
plural sċeadiaþ
participle present past
sċeadiende (ġe)sċeadod

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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