skietan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skeutan.

Verb

skietan

1. to shoot
2. to shoot at

Inflection

Conjugation of skietan (strong class 2)

infinitive	skietan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	skieto, skieton	scōt
2nd person singular	skiutis, skiutist	scuti, scutis
3rd person singular	skiutit	scōt
1st person plural	skieton	scutun
2nd person plural	skietet	scutut
3rd person plural	skietont	scutun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	skiete	scuti
2nd person singular	skietes, skietest	scuti, scutis
3rd person singular	skiete	scuti
1st person plural	skieten	scutin
2nd person plural	skietet	scutit
3rd person plural	skieten	scutin
imperative	present
singular	skiet, skiut
plural	skietet
participle	present	past
	skietandi	scotan, giscotan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: schieten
  • Dutch: schieten
    • Afrikaans: skiet
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: skiti
    • Jersey Dutch: sxjite
    • Negerhollands: skud, skit, skiet
    • → Indonesian: sekip
    • → Papiamentu: skit
  • Limburgish: sjete

Further reading

• “skietan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012