skeithan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan.

Verb

skeithan

1. to leave, to separate from

Inflection

Conjugation of skeithan (strong class 7)

infinitive	skeithan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	skeitho, skeithon	skieth
2nd person singular	skeithis, skeithist	skiethi, skiethis
3rd person singular	skeithit	skieth
1st person plural	skeithon	skiethun
2nd person plural	skeithet	skiethut
3rd person plural	skeithont	skiethun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	skeithe	skiethi
2nd person singular	skeithes, skeithest	skiethi, skiethis
3rd person singular	skeithe	skiethi
1st person plural	skeithen	skiethin
2nd person plural	skeithet	skiethit
3rd person plural	skeithen	skiethin
imperative	present
singular	skeith
plural	skeithet
participle	present	past
	skeithandi	skeithan, giskeithan

Alternative forms

• skēthan

Derived terms

• farskeithan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: scheiden
  • Dutch: scheiden
    • Afrikaans: skei
    • Negerhollands: skeid, skei, skee, skej
    • Petjo: scheien, schejen
  • Limburgish: sjeie

Further reading

• “skēthan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012