scyan
Old English
Alternative forms
- scȳhan, scȳn, scȳhtan
Etymology
Cognate with Old High German *scūhan attested in scūhenti. Possibly related to Old English sċyndan from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to shake, rattle”). It may be backformed in the present tense from the alternative form scȳhtan (scȳhte in the preterite), from Proto-Germanic *skūhtijaną, either Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to shake, rattle”), or from the from an unattested Proto-Germanic *skūhtiz (see tyht and tyhtan for a similar pattern).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskyː.ɑn/
Verb
scȳan
- to prompt, urge
- Ða ǣrestan synne se weriga gāst scȳde
- The weary spirit urged the first sins
- Forðon mid ðȳ se weriga gāst ða synne scȳþ on mōde
- Because by this the weary spirit urges those sins
- to persuade, to suggest
- Wē getǣceþ ł scȳaþ him
- We teach / suggest to him
- Ōðer him ðās eorþan ealle sægde lǣne... Ōðer hine scyhte ðæt hē sceaðena gemōt nihtes sōhte
- Some said to him the entire world to be transitory... others persuaded him that he sought a meeting of criminals at night
Conjugation
Conjugation of scȳan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | scȳan | scȳenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | scȳe | scȳde |
| 2nd-person singular | scȳest, scȳst | scȳdest |
| 3rd-person singular | scȳeþ, scȳþ | scȳde |
| plural | scȳaþ | scȳdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | scȳe | scȳde |
| plural | scȳen | scȳden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | scȳ | |
| plural | scȳaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| scȳende | (ġe)scȳed | |
Derived Terms
- scȳnnes (“suggestion, persuasion, incitement”)
Synonyms
- tyhtan
Descendants
- (early) Middle English: shuhten