scunian
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċeonian
Etymology
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Verb
sċunian
- to shun; avoid
- to hate; abhor; detest
Declension
Conjugation of sċunian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | sċunian | sċunienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sċuniġe | sċunode |
| 2nd-person singular | sċunast | sċunodest |
| 3rd-person singular | sċunaþ | sċunode |
| plural | sċuniaþ | sċunodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | sċuniġe | sċunode |
| plural | sċuniġen | sċunoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sċuna | |
| plural | sċuniaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sċuniende | (ġe)sċunod | |
Derived terms
- asċunian
- onsċunian
- sċunung
Descendants
- Middle English: shonen
- English: shun
- Scots: shun
References
- sċunian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary