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Old English · verb

scyhhan

Normalised sċyhhan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈʃyx.xɑn/
[ˈʃyç.xɑn]
Syllables
ˈʃyx · xɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
shunshy

Meaning

  1. to shy away from, shun

Conjugation

Conjugation of scyhhan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċyhhesċyhte
2nd singular sċyhestsċyhtest
3rd singular sċyheþsċyhte
Plural sċyhhaþsċyhton
Subjunctive
Singular sċyhhesċyhte
Plural sċyhhensċyhten
Non-finite forms of scyhhan
Form
Infinitive sċyhhan
Inflected infinitive sċyhhenne
Imperative singular sċyhe
Imperative plural sċyhhaþ
Present participle sċyhhende
Past participle sċyhtġesċyht

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skuhhjan, from Proto-Germanic *skuhjaną, variant of *skuhwijaną (“to frighten”), from Proto-Germanic *skuhuz, variant of *skeuhaz (“shy”).

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