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 mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċīte	sċāt
second person singular	sċītst	sċite
third person singular	sċītt, sċīt	sċāt
plural	sċītaþ	sċiton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
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