Participles
| Present | sċelfende |
| Past | (ġe)sċolfen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sċelfe |
| 2nd sing. | sċilfst |
| 3rd sing. | sċilfþ |
| 1st plur. | sċelfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | sċelfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | sċelfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | sċealf |
| 2nd sing. | sċulfe |
| 3rd sing. | sċealf |
| 1st plur. | sċulfon |
| 2nd plur. | sċulfon |
| 3rd plur. | sċulfon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sċelfe |
| 2nd sing. | sċelfe |
| 3rd sing. | sċelfe |
| 1st plur. | sċelfen |
| 2nd plur. | sċelfen |
| 3rd plur. | sċelfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | sċulfe |
| 2nd sing. | sċulfe |
| 3rd sing. | sċulfe |
| 1st plur. | sċulfen |
| 2nd plur. | sċulfen |
| 3rd plur. | sċulfen |
Imperative
| Singular | sċelf |
| Plural | sċelfaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'scelfan'
scelfan,
Verbs similar to 'scelfan'
sceldan,
scellan,
celan,
delfan,
hielfan,
scafan,
sceadan,
sceaþan,
scencan,
scendan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skelbaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cleave”), and therefore related to Old English sċylfe (shelf) Cognate with Old Norse skjálfa. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skelbaną'.
Sample Sentences
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On ðyssum stapelum sceall ǣlc cynestōl standan mid rihte on cristenre þēode, and āwācie heora ǣnig, sōna se stōl scylfþ [...] āwācie se cristendōm, sōna scylfþ se cynedōm (on these pillars shall every throne stand with law in the Christian nation, and any of them may weaken, then shall the throne shake, if Christendom may weaken, then shall the kingdom shake)
Cognates
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