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Old English · verb

sceaþian

Normalised sċeaþian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈʃɑ.θi.ɑn/
[ˈʃɑ.ði.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈʃɑ · θi · ɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

to hurt, harm, injure
to spoil, rob

Conjugation

Conjugation of sceaþian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	sċeaþiġe	sċeaþode
2nd singular	sċeaþast	sċeaþodest
3rd singular	sċeaþaþ	sċeaþode
Plural	sċeaþiaþ	sċeaþodon
Subjunctive
Singular	sċeaþiġe	sċeaþode
Plural	sċeaþiġen	sċeaþoden

Non-finite forms of sceaþian
	Form
Infinitive	sċeaþian
Inflected infinitive	sċeaþienne
Imperative singular	sċeaþa
Imperative plural	sċeaþiaþ
Present participle	sċeaþiende
Past participle	sċeaþod ġesċeaþod

All forms (15)

sċeaþiġe
sċeaþode
sċeaþast
sċeaþodest
sċeaþaþ
sċeaþiaþ
sċeaþodon
sċeaþiġen
sċeaþoden
sċeaþian
sċeaþienne
sċeaþa
sċeaþiende
sċeaþod
ġesċeaþod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaþōn, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną (“to injure”). Cognate with Old High German scadōn, Old Norse skaða.

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