*skurtōną

Runic: ᛊᚲᚢᚱᛏᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈskur.tɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to make short; shorten

Etymology

Either from *skurtaz (‘short’) + *-ōną or a parallel formation from *skertaną as an original iterative.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	skurtō	skurtǭ	–
2nd singular	skurtōsi	skurtōs	skurtō
3rd singular	skurtōþi	skurtō	skurtōþau
1st dual	skurtōs	skurtōw	–
2nd dual	skurtōþiz	skurtōþiz	skurtōþiz
1st plural	skurtōmaz	skurtōm	–
2nd plural	skurtōþ	skurtōþ	skurtōþ
3rd plural	skurtōnþi	skurtōn	skurtōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skurtōi	–
2nd singular	skurtōsai	skurtōsau
3rd singular	skurtōþai	skurtōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	skurtōnþai	skurtōnþau
2nd plural	skurtōnþai	skurtōnþau
3rd plural	skurtōnþai	skurtōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skurtōdǭ	skurtōdēdį̄
2nd singular	skurtōdēz	skurtōdēdīz
3rd singular	skurtōdē	skurtōdēdī
1st dual	skurtōdēdū	skurtōdēdīw
2nd dual	skurtōdēdudiz	skurtōdēdīdiz
1st plural	skurtōdēdum	skurtōdēdīm
2nd plural	skurtōdēdud	skurtōdēdīd
3rd plural	skurtōdēdun	skurtōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
skurtōną	skurtōndz	skurtōdaz

Descendants

*skortōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- sċortian, sċeortian (Old English)
  - schorten, shorten (Middle English)
    - short (English)
    - schort (Scots)
*skortōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skorzōn (Old High German)
  - ūfskorzōn (Old High German)
*skortōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skortōn (Old Saxon)
  - schorten, schörten (Middle Low German)
    - schörten (German Low German)

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