screadian

Old English

Etymology

A weak verb formed on the same base as the strong Proto-West Germanic *skraudan, from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃræ͜ɑː.di.ɑn/

Verb

scrēadian

  1. to shred, cut up, cut off, prune

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • āscrēadian
  • bescrēadian

Descendants

  • Middle English: shreden
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