sceadan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skēi-t-, zero grade of *skeh₁i-d < *skey-. Compare Old Frisian skētha, Old Saxon skēthan, Old High German skeidan, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (skaidan).
Pronunciation
Verb
sċeādan or sċēadan
- (transitive) to separate, divide, make a line of separation between
- (intransitive) to separate, divide, part
- to distinguish, decide
- to shed
Conjugation
Conjugation of sċeādan (strong class 7)
infinitive | sċeādan | sċeādenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sċeāde | sċēd, sċēad |
second person singular | sċēatst | sċēde, sċēade |
third person singular | sċēatt, sċēat | sċēd, sċēad |
plural | sċeādaþ | sċēdon, sċēadon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sċeāde | sċēde, sċēade |
plural | sċeāden | sċēden, sċēaden |
imperative | ||
singular | sċeād | |
plural | sċeādaþ | |
participle | present | past |
sċeādende | (ġe)sċeāden |
Conjugation of sċēadan (strong class 7)
infinitive | sċēadan | sċēadenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sċēade | sċēd, sċēad |
second person singular | sċēatst | sċēde, sċēade |
third person singular | sċēatt, sċēat | sċēd, sċēad |
plural | sċēadaþ | sċēdon, sċēadon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sċēade | sċēde, sċēade |
plural | sċēaden | sċēden, sċēaden |
imperative | ||
singular | sċēad | |
plural | sċēadaþ | |
participle | present | past |
sċēadende | (ġe)sċēaden |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sceadan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old English verbs
- Old English transitive verbs
- Old English intransitive verbs
- Old English class 7 strong verbs