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scheten

Pronunciation: /ˈʃeːtən/

“scheten” is a Middle English word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. To charge or attack; to rush towards.
  2. To flow or issue (of liquids or smells)
  3. To slip or fall (of the feet)
  4. To fling or throw a projectile.
  5. To expel or eject; to force down or out.
  6. To emit or discharge (e.g. fire, sound)
  7. To injure or kill by shooting.
  8. To hunt (with a projectile weapon)
  9. To pierce or stab.
  10. To sprout or shoot (of a plant)
  11. To injure or hurt.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną. Reinforced by Old English sċotian, from Proto-West Germanic *skotōn, from, Proto-Germanic *skutōną; compare schot. As with chesen, the form with /eː/ regularly reflects Old English /e͜oː/, while that with /oː/ (the source of modern shoot) reflects a dissimilatory shift of stress to that…

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