scyndan

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċendan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skundijan, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to shake, rattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃyn.dɑn/

Verb

sċyndan

1. to hurry; hasten; rush
2. to cause to hurry; hasten; rush
3. to urge; incite; exhort

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċyndan (weak class 1)

infinitive	sċyndan	sċyndenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċynde	sċynde
second person singular	sċyndest, sċynst, sċyntst	sċyndest
third person singular	sċyndeþ, sċynt	sċynde
plural	sċyndaþ	sċyndon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċynde	sċynde
plural	sċynden	sċynden
imperative
singular	sċynd
plural	sċyndaþ
participle	present	past
	sċyndende	(ġe)sċynded

Descendants

• Middle English: shunden, schunten, schounten, shunten
  • >? English: shunt