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Old English · verb

scogan

Normalised sċōġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈʃoː.jɑn/
Syllables
ˈʃoː · jɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
shodshoesreflexive

Meaning

  1. to put shoes on someone or something, (reflexive) to put shoes on

    Sē enġel cwæþ, "Begyrd þē and sċō þē and folga mē." Petrus þā him folgode, and þūhte him swelċe hit swefn wǣre.

    The angel said, "Put on your belt and your shoes and follow me." Then Peter followed him, and it seemed to him like he was dreaming.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle"

  2. to give someone shoes

Conjugation

Conjugation of scogan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċōġesċōde
2nd singular sċōstsċōdest
3rd singular sċōþsċōde
Plural sċōġaþsċōdon
Subjunctive
Singular sċōġesċōde
Plural sċōġensċōden
Non-finite forms of scogan
Form
Infinitive sċōġan
Inflected infinitive sċōġenne
Imperative singular sċō
Imperative plural sċōġaþ
Present participle sċōġende
Past participle sċōdġesċōd

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skōhōn, from Proto-Germanic *skōhōną, derived from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (“shoe”). Cognate with Old High German scuohōn.

Descendants

shod, shoe

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