scitan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skītan (“to shite, defecate, excrete”). Cognate with Old Saxon skītan, Old Frisian skīta, Old High German skīzan, Old Norse skíta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.tɑn/

Verb

sċītan

  1. to defecate, shite

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċītan (strong, class I)
infinitive sċītan sċītenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċīte sċāt
second person singular sċītst sċite
third person singular sċītt, sċīt sċāt
plural sċītaþ sċiton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċīte sċite
plural sċīten sċiten
imperative
singular sċīt
plural sċītaþ
participle present past
sċītende (ġe)sċiten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: schiten, schite, schyte, schytyn, shyte, shytyn
    • English: shit, shite
    • Scots: shit

Old Saxon

Verb

scītan

  1. alternative spelling of skītan
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