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Old English · verb

scænan

Normalised sċǣnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈʃæː.nɑn/
Syllables
ˈʃæː · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
crackcutshatter

Meaning

  1. to cut through

  2. to break, crack, or split open; shatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of scænan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċǣnesċǣnde
2nd singular sċǣnestsċǣnstsċǣndest
3rd singular sċǣneþsċǣnþsċǣnde
Plural sċǣnaþsċǣndon
Subjunctive
Singular sċǣnesċǣnde
Plural sċǣnensċǣnden
Non-finite forms of scænan
Form
Infinitive sċǣnan
Inflected infinitive sċǣnenne
Imperative singular sċǣn
Imperative plural sċǣnaþ
Present participle sċǣnende
Past participle sċǣnedġesċǣned

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skainijan, from Proto-Germanic *skainijaną (“to break open, split”).

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