sceotan

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Old English

Etymology

    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

    Verb

    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)
      • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
        Sē westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm gārseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm gārseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles sȳla standað.
        The southwestern limit of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the Pillars of Hercules stand.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of sċēotan (strong, class II)
    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

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