schite
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English sċitte, *sċite, from Proto-West Germanic *skittjā, *skiti, from Proto-Germanic *skitiz.
Forms with /iː/ are influenced by schiten; for a similar phenomenon, compare chyne (“crack”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃit(ə)/, /ˈʃeːt(ə)/, /ˈʃiːt(ə)/
Noun
schite (uncountable)
Usage notes
- Though this term is seldom attested in the surviving Middle English corpus, this may be because it was perceived as vulgar (like its modern English and Scots descendants) rather than because it was rare in the spoken language.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “shit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
schite
- alternative form of schiten
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- skitj (Föhr-Amrum)
- skit (Sylt)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skītan.
Pronunciation
Verb
schite
Conjugation
Conjugation of schite (Mooring dialect)
| infinitive I | schite | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | (tu) schiten | |
| infinitive III | än schit | |
| past participle | schan | |
| imperative | schit | |
| present | past | |
| 1st-person singular | schit | schiitj |
| 2nd-person singular | schatst | schiitjst |
| 3rd-person singular | schat | schiitj |
| plural | schite | schiitjen |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st-person singular | hääw schan | häi schan |
| 2nd-person singular | hääst schan | häist schan |
| 3rd-person singular | heet schan | häi schan |
| plural | hääwe schan | häin schan |
| future (schale) | future (wårde) | |
| 1st-person singular | schal schite | wård schite |
| 2nd-person singular | schäät schite | wårst schite |
| 3rd-person singular | schal schite | wårt schite |
| plural | schan schite | wårde schite |