schiten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskiːtən/, /ˈsxiːtən/

Verb

schiten

1. to shit, to defecate

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	schiten
3rd sg. past	schêet
3rd pl. past	schēten
Past participle	schēt
Infinitive	schiten
In genitive	schitens
In dative	schitene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	schite	schêet
2nd singular	schijts, schites	schēets, schētes
3rd singular	schijt, schitet	schêet
1st plural	schiten	schēten
2nd plural	schijt, schitet	schēet, schētet
3rd plural	schiten	schēten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	schite	schēte
2nd singular	schijts, schites	schētes
3rd singular	schite	schēte
1st plural	schiten	schēten
2nd plural	schijt, schitet	schētet
3rd plural	schiten	schēten
Imperative	Present
Singular	schijt, schite
Plural	schijt, schitet
	Present	Past
Participle	schitende	schēt

Descendants

• Dutch: schijten
• Limburgish: sjiete

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schiten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• schite, schyten, shiten

Etymology

From Old English scītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːtən/

Verb

schiten

1. (vulgar) To shit (defecate)
2. (vulgar) To stink, smell, stench

Conjugation

Conjugation of schiten (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) schiten
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	schit, schite	schote, schoot
2nd person singular	schitest, schitst	schotest, schootest
3rd person singular	schiteth, schiteþ	schote, schoot
plural	schiten, schiteth	schiten, schoten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	schite	schite, schote
plural	schite	schiten, schoten
imperative	present
singular	schit
plural	schiteth, schiteþ
participle	present	past
	schiting(e), schitende	(y)shite(n)

Descendants

• English: shit, shite
• Scots: schyt, schite, schit

References

• “shīten (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-21.