sciftan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to divide, seperate into shares
- to appoint, ordain, arrange
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną (arrange, put in order) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *skeyb- (separate, divide, part), *skēy- (part, separate, cut, divide).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*skēy-
Gloss
part, separate, cut, divide
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
分