schite

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English sċitte, *sċite, from Proto-West Germanic *skittjā, *skiti, from Proto-Germanic *skitiz. Forms with /iː/ are influenced by schiten; for a similar phenomenon, compare chyne (“crack”). ==== Alternative forms ==== schit, schute, schyt ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʃit(ə)/, /ˈʃeːt(ə)/, /ˈʃiːt(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== schite (uncountable) (rare, possibly vulgar) diarrhoea (especially of animals) ===== Usage notes ===== Though this term is seldom attested in the surviving Middle English corpus, this may be because it was perceived as vulgar (like its modern English and Scots descendants) rather than because it was rare in the spoken language. ===== Related terms ===== schiten schiterow ===== Descendants ===== English: shit, shite Scots: shit ===== References ===== “shit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== schite alternative form of schiten == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === skitj (Föhr-Amrum) skit (Sylt) === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *skītan. === Pronunciation === (Mooring) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪtʰə] === Verb === schite (Mooring) to shit, defecate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== schit