scufan

Old English

Alternative forms

• scēofan

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 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

Derived terms

• bescūfan
• ġescūfan

Descendants

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