sceotan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeutanan, from Proto-Indo-European *skeud-, *keud-. Cognate with Old Frisian skiata, Old Saxon skiotan (Dutch schieten), Old High German sciozzan (German schießen), Old Norse skjóta (Swedish skjuta). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic искыдати (Russian кидать), Lithuanian skudrùs.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃeːotan/

Verb

scēotan (strong class II) (3 singular present scīett, 3 singular preterite scēat, preterite plural scuton, past participle scoten)

1. (transitive) to shoot, throw a missile
2. (transitive) to push, move quickly, pay (money)
3. (intransitive) to move quickly, flow, rush, shoot (of pain)

Descendants

• English: shoot, skeet