schiten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *skītan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskiːtən/, /ˈsxiːtən/

Verb

schiten

1. to shit, to defecate

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	schiten
3rd sg. past	schêet
3rd pl. past	schēten
Past participle	geschēten
Infinitive	schiten
In genitive	schitens
In dative	schitene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	schite	schêet
2nd singular	schijts, schites	schēets, schētes
3rd singular	schijt, schitet	schêet
1st plural	schiten	schēten
2nd plural	schijt, schitet	schēet, schētet
3rd plural	schiten	schēten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	schite	schēte
2nd singular	schijts, schites	schētes
3rd singular	schite	schēte
1st plural	schiten	schēten
2nd plural	schijt, schitet	schētet
3rd plural	schiten	schēten
Imperative	Present
Singular	schijt, schite
Plural	schijt, schitet
	Present	Past
Participle	schitende	geschēten

Descendants

• Dutch: schijten
• Limburgish: sjiete

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schiten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schite, schyte, schytyn, shyte, shytyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skéydt; equivalent to schite (“diarrhoea”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːtən/

Verb

schiten (third-person singular simple present schiteth, present participle schitynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative schoot, past participle schiten)

1. (vulgar) To shit (defecate)
2. (vulgar) To stink, smell, stench

Conjugation

Conjugation of schiten (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) schiten, schite
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	schite	schoot
2nd-person singular	schitest	schite, schote, schoot
3rd-person singular	schiteth, schit	schoot
subjunctive singular	schite	schite1, schote1
imperative singular		—
plural2	schiten, schite	schiten, schite, schoten, schote
imperative plural	schiteth, schite	—
participles	schitynge, schitende	schiten, schite, yschiten, yschite

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: shit, shite
• Scots: shit

References

• “shīten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-21.