scufan

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċēofan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian skūva (West Frisian skowe), Middle Low German schūven (Low German schuven), Middle Dutch scūven (Dutch schuiven), Old High German skioban, sciopan (German schieben), Old Norse skúfa (Faroese skúgva, Danish skubbe, Swedish skuffa), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽 (afskiuban).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃuː.fɑn/, [ˈʃuː.vɑn]

Verb

sċūfan

1. to push, shove
2. to launch (a ship)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċūfan (strong class 2)

infinitive	sċūfan	sċūfenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sċūfe	sċēaf
2nd-person singular	sċȳfst	sċufe
3rd-person singular	sċȳfþ	sċēaf
plural	sċūfaþ	sċufon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	sċūfe	sċufe
plural	sċūfen	sċufen
imperative
singular	sċūf
plural	sċūfaþ
participle	present	past
	sċūfende	(ġe)sċofen

Derived terms

• besċūfan
• ġesċūfan

Descendants

• Middle English: schouven, shoven
  • English: shove
  • Scots: shuve