scufan

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃuː.fɑn/, [ˈʃuː.vɑn]

Verb[edit]

sċūfan

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

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of scūfan (strong class 2)
infinitive scūfan tō scūfanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular scūfe scēaf
2nd-person singular scȳfst scufe
3rd-person singular scȳfþ scēaf
plural scūfaþ scufon
subjunctive present past
singular scūfe scufe
plural scūfen scufen
imperative
singular scūf(e)
plural scūfaþ
participle present past
scūfende scofen

Descendants[edit]

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