*skītaną

Runic: ᛊᚲᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈskiː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to defecate, to shit

Etymology

According to Orel, from Proto-Indo-European *skéydt, from *skeyd- (‘to cut off’) (though Kroonen is implicitly skeptical). Cognates include Lithuanian šikti (‘to defecate, shit’), Proto-Slavic *cěditi (‘to strain, filter’), Ancient Greek σχῐ́ζω (skhĭ́zō) (skhĭ́zō, ‘to split’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	skītō	skītaų	–
2nd singular	skītizi	skītaiz	skīt
3rd singular	skītidi	skītai	skītadau
1st dual	skītōz	skītaiw	–
2nd dual	skītadiz	skītaidiz	skītadiz
1st plural	skītamaz	skītaim	–
2nd plural	skītid	skītaid	skītid
3rd plural	skītandi	skītain	skītandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skītai	–
2nd singular	skītazai	skītaizau
3rd singular	skītadai	skītaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	skītandai	skītaindau
2nd plural	skītandai	skītaindau
3rd plural	skītandai	skītaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skait	skitį̄
2nd singular	skaist	skitīz
3rd singular	skait	skitī
1st dual	skitū	skitīw
2nd dual	skitudiz	skitīdiz
1st plural	skitum	skitīm
2nd plural	skitud	skitīd
3rd plural	skitun	skitīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
skītaną	skītandz	skitanaz

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Descendants

*skītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skītan (Old Dutch)
  - schiter (Walloon)
*skītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skītan (Old Dutch)
  - schiten (Middle Dutch)
    - schijten (Dutch)
    - sjiete (Limburgish)
*skītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sċītan (Old English)
  - schiten, schite, schyte, schytyn, shyte, shytyn (Middle English)
    - shit, shite (English)
    - shit (Scots)
*skītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- skīta (Old Frisian)
  - skiete (Saterland Frisian)
  - skite (West Frisian)
*skītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- skīzan (Old High German)
  - schīzen (Middle High German)
    - scheißen (German)
    - scheise (Hunsrik)
    - schäissen (Luxembourgish)
*skītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- skītan (Old Saxon)
  - schīten (Middle Low German)
    - schieten (Plautdietsch)
    - ? (Westphalian)
skíta (Old Norse)
- skíta (Faroese)
- skíta (Icelandic)
- skite (Norwegian Bokmål)
- skita, skite (Norwegian Nynorsk)
skíta (Old Norse)
- skiten, skyten (Middle English)
  - skite (Scots)
skíta (Old Norse)
- skitæ (Old Danish)
  - skide (Danish)
skíta (Old Norse)
- skīta (Old Swedish)
  - skita (Swedish)

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