scyndan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skundijan, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewt- (“to shake, rattle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃyn.dɑn/

Verb

sċyndan

  1. to hurry; hasten; rush
  2. to cause to hurry; hasten; rush
  3. to urge; incite; exhort

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċyndan (weak, class 1)
infinitive sċyndan sċyndenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċynde sċynde
second person singular sċyndest, sċynst, sċyntst sċyndest
third person singular sċyndeþ, sċynt sċynde
plural sċyndaþ sċyndon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċynde sċynde
plural sċynden sċynden
imperative
singular sċynd
plural sċyndaþ
participle present past
sċyndende (ġe)sċynded

Descendants

  • Middle English: shunden, schunten, schounten, shunten
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