Old English · verb
screadian
Normalised scrēadian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈʃræ͜ɑː.di.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈʃræ͜ɑː · di · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- pruneshred
Meaning
-
to shred, cut up, cut off, prune
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | scrēadiġe | scrēadode |
| 2nd singular | scrēadast | scrēadodest |
| 3rd singular | scrēadaþ | scrēadode |
| Plural | scrēadiaþ | scrēadodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | scrēadiġe | scrēadode |
| Plural | scrēadiġen | scrēadoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | scrēadian |
| Inflected infinitive | scrēadienne |
| Imperative singular | scrēada |
| Imperative plural | scrēadiaþ |
| Present participle | scrēadiende |
| Past participle | scrēadodġescrēadod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
A weak verb formed on the same base as the strong Proto-West Germanic *skraudan, from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Descendants
shred
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