scortian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sċeortian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skurtōn (“to make short”) and Proto-West Germanic *skurtēn (“to be short”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃor.ti.ɑn/, [ˈʃorˠ.ti.ɑn]

Verb

sċortian

  1. (intransitive) to become short, shorten
  2. (intransitive) to fall short, fail
  3. (transitive) to make short, shorten

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċortian (weak, class 2)
infinitive sċortian sċortienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċortiġe sċortode
second person singular sċortast sċortodest
third person singular sċortaþ sċortode
plural sċortiaþ sċortodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċortiġe sċortode
plural sċortiġen sċortoden
imperative
singular sċorta
plural sċortiaþ
participle present past
sċortiende (ġe)sċortod

Derived terms

  • āsċortian
  • ġesċortian
  • onsċortian

Descendants

  • Middle English: schorten, shorten
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