scyttan

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *skuttjan, from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, from *skuttą, *skuttjō (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃyt.tɑn/

    Verb

    sċyttan

    1. to shut

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of sċyttan (weak, class 1)
    infinitive sċyttan sċyttenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular sċytte sċytte
    second person singular sċytst sċyttest
    third person singular sċytt, sċyt sċytte
    plural sċyttaþ sċytton
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular sċytte sċytte
    plural sċytten sċytten
    imperative
    singular sċyte
    plural sċyttaþ
    participle present past
    sċyttende (ġe)sċyted, (ġe)sċytt, (ġe)sċyt

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