scendan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skandijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃen.dɑn/

Verb

sċendan

1. to put to shame; abuse; insult; harm
2. to confound; confuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċendan (weak class 1)

infinitive	sċendan	sċendenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċende	sċende
second person singular	sċendest, sċenst, sċentst	sċendest
third person singular	sċendeþ, sċent	sċende
plural	sċendaþ	sċendon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċende	sċende
plural	sċenden	sċenden
imperative
singular	sċend
plural	sċendaþ
participle	present	past
	sċendende	(ġe)sċended

Related terms

• sċamu
• sċand

Descendants

• Middle English: schenden
  • Scots: schend, schent
  • English: shend