scitan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skītan (“to shite, defecate, excrete”). Cognate with Old Saxon skītan, Old Frisian skīta, Old High German skīzan, Old Norse skíta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː.tɑn/

Verb

sċītan

to defecate, shite

Conjugation

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Derived terms

besċītan

Related terms

sċīte

Descendants

Middle English: schiten, schite, schyte, schytyn, shyte, shytyn
- English: shit, shite
- Scots: shit

Old Saxon

Verb

scītan

Alternative spelling of skītan

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