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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: shetten, shutten
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