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Old English · verb

sceadan

Normalised sċeādan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈʃɑː.dɑn/
/ˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈʃɑː · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
sheddivide

Meaning

  1. to separate, divide, make a line of separation between

  2. to separate, divide, part

  3. to distinguish, decide

  4. to shed

Conjugation

Conjugation of sceadan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċeādesċēdsċēad
2nd singular sċēatstsċēdesċēade
3rd singular sċēattsċēatsċēdsċēad
Plural sċeādaþsċēdonsċēadon
Subjunctive
Singular sċeādesċēdesċēade
Plural sċeādensċēdensċēaden
Non-finite forms of sceadan
Form
Infinitive sċeādan
Inflected infinitive sċeādenne
Imperative singular sċeād
Imperative plural sċeādaþ
Present participle sċeādende
Past participle sċeādenġesċeāden

All forms (19)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan. Compare Old Frisian skētha, Old Saxon skēthan, Old High German skeidan, Gothic (skaidan).

Descendants

shed

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