- oþscéotan
- sv/t2 3rd pres oþscíeteþ past oþscéat/oþscuton ptp oþscoten to escape, slip off, turn aside
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
oþscéotan
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sceotan — shoot … The Old English to English
shoot — sceotan … English to the Old English
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shoot — I. verb (shot; shooting) Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceot, scot; akin to Old High German scuz, Old Norse skot shot, Old English scēotan to shoot more at shoot Date: before 12th century 1. a. an action of shooting b. a directed propelling of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shut — I. verb (shut; shutting) Etymology: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle Dutch schutten to shut in, Old English scēotan to shoot more at shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to move into… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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