scitan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skītaną (“to shite, defecate, excrete”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd, *sḱeyd- (“to part with, separate, cut off”). Cognate with Old Saxon skītan, Old Frisian skīta, Old High German skīzan, Old Norse skíta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː.tɑn/

Verb

sċītan

1. to defecate, shit

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċītan (strong class 1)

infinitive	sċītan	sċītenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sċīte	sċāt
2nd-person singular	sċītst	sċite
3rd-person singular	sċītt, sċīt	sċāt
plural	sċītaþ	sċiton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	sċīte	sċite
plural	sċīten	sċiten
imperative
singular	sċīt
plural	sċītaþ
participle	present	past
	sċītende	(ġe)sċiten

Derived terms

• besċītan

Related terms

• sċīte

Descendants

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

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Old Saxon

Verb

scītan

1. Alternative spelling of skītan