scisten, ['skistɛn], v.
cleave, split, tear apart, tear open.
etymology:
From PIE *skH2id-
attestation:
All stages
Thematic. Pres. scendu, Past scidun, Res. siscaidai / pl. siscid-, Hab. scidayu, Prosp. scaisu
tags: verb,
action,
workreverse terms: apart,
cleave,
open,
split,
tear
