sceorpan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skerpan, from Proto-Germanic *skerpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃe͜or.pɑn/, [ˈʃe͜orˠ.pɑn]

Verb

sċeorpan

1. to scrape, irritate

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċeorpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	sċeorpan	sċeorpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċeorpe	sċearp
second person singular	sċierpst	sċurpe
third person singular	sċierpþ	sċearp
plural	sċeorpaþ	sċurpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċeorpe	sċurpe
plural	sċeorpen	sċurpen
imperative
singular	sċeorp
plural	sċeorpaþ
participle	present	past
	sċeorpende	(ġe)sċorpen

Derived terms

• ġesċeorpan

Related terms

• sċearpian
• sċeorfan
• sċeorp
• sċierpan