sciftan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną, *skiptijaną, from earlier *skipatjaną (“to organise, put in order”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyb- (“to separate, divide, part”), from Proto-Indo-European *skēy- (“to cut, divide, separate, part”).

Verb

sċiftan

  1. to divide, separate into shares
  2. to appoint, ordain, arrange

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċiftan (weak class 1)
infinitive sċiftan sċiftenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċifte sċifte
second person singular sċiftest, sċifst, sċiftst sċiftest
third person singular sċifteþ, sċift sċifte
plural sċiftaþ sċifton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċifte sċifte
plural sċiften sċiften
imperative
singular sċift
plural sċiftaþ
participle present past
sċiftende (ġe)sċifted

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: schiften

References

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