scitan

      Old English

      Etymology

      From Proto-Germanic *skītaną (to shite, defecate, excrete), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd, *sḱeyd- (to part with, separate, cut off). Compare Old Saxon skītan, Old Frisian skīta, Old High German skīzan, Old Norse skíta.

      Verb

      scītan

      1. to defecate, shit

      Conjugation

      Derived terms

      • bescītan

      Related terms

      Descendants


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      Old Saxon

      Verb

      scītan

      1. Alternative spelling of skītan.
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