scufan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-.

Cognate with Old Frisian skūva (West Frisian skowe), Middle Low German schūven (Low German schuven), Middle Dutch scūven (Dutch schuiven), Old High German skioban, sciopan (German schieben), Old Norse skúfa (Faroese skúgva, Danish skubbe, Swedish skuffa), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽 (afskiuban).

Pronunciation

Verb

sċūfan

  1. to push, shove
    • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 4, verse 29
      And hiġ ārīson and scūfon hine of ðǣre ceastre, and lǣddon hine ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp, ofer þone hyra buruh ġetimbrud wæs, þ hī hyne nyðer bescūfon.
      And they rose up and thrust him out of the city, and they brought him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might shove him down headlong.
  2. to launch (a ship)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċūfan (strong class 2)
infinitive sċūfan sċūfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċūfe sċēaf
second person singular sċȳfst sċufe
third person singular sċȳfþ sċēaf
plural sċūfaþ sċufon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċūfe sċufe
plural sċūfen sċufen
imperative
singular sċūf
plural sċūfaþ
participle present past
sċūfende (ġe)sċofen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: schouven, shoven
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