Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (1)
(p scán, scéan) to shine; to glitter, flash (also scýnan)
Etymology
[Mod E SHINE ← Prot-Germ *skīnan; Goth skeinan; O Fris skīna; O Sax skīnan; Dt schijnen; OHG skīna (Mod G scheinen); Icel skína ← Indo-Europ *sḱī-, *sḱāi-; cf Sanskr chāyā́ “shadow, shade”; Anc Gr σκιά “shadow, shade; phantom”; O Slav сиѩти “to shine” (Russ сиять); сѣнь “shadow” (Russ сень)]
Paradigm
4.1.1. - I class
I class | infinitive | past tense singular | past tense plural | past participle |
to write | wrítan | wrát | writon | writen |
to cut; to cut off | sníðan | snáþ | snidon | sniden |
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