sceaþian

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeaðian — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaþōn, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną (“to injure”). Cognate with Old High German scadōn, Old Norse skaða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑ.θi.ɑn/, [ˈʃɑ.ði.ɑn]

Verb

sċeaþian

1. to hurt, harm, injure
2. to spoil, rob

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċeaþian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sċeaþian	sċeaþienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċeaþiġe	sċeaþode
second person singular	sċeaþast	sċeaþodest
third person singular	sċeaþaþ	sċeaþode
plural	sċeaþiaþ	sċeaþodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċeaþiġe	sċeaþode
plural	sċeaþiġen	sċeaþoden
imperative
singular	sċeaþa
plural	sċeaþiaþ
participle	present	past
	sċeaþiende	(ġe)sċeaþod

Derived terms

• ġesċeaþian
• sċeaþung

Related terms

• sċeaþa

Descendants

• Middle English: scathen, skathen
  • Scots: scathe, skaith
  • English: scathe