sceotan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-. Cognate with Old Frisian skiata (West Frisian sjitte), Old Saxon skiotan (Low German scheten), Dutch schieten, Old High German sciozzan (German schießen), Old Norse skjóta (Danish skyde, Swedish skjuta), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (skiutan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic искыдати (iskydati) (Russian кидать (kidatʹ)), Lithuanian skudrùs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeːotɑn/
Verb
sċēotan
- (transitive) to shoot, throw a missile
- (transitive) to push, move quickly, pay (money)
- (intransitive) to move quickly, flow, rush, shoot (of pain)
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċēotan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | sċēotan | tō sċēotenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sċēote | sċēat |
| 2nd-person singular | sċīetst | sċute |
| 3rd-person singular | sċīett | sċēat |
| plural | sċēotaþ | sċuton |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | sċēote | sċute |
| plural | sċēoten | sċuten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sċēot(e) | |
| plural | sċēotaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sċēotende | sċoten | |
Derived terms
- þurhsċēotan
Descendants
- Middle English: shoten
- English: shoot, skeet
- Scots: schute, schuit, schote, schoot, schete