writan

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿritan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwriːtɑn/

Verb

wrītan

to write.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrītan (strong class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	wrītan	tō wrītanne
1st-person singular	wrīte	wrāt
2nd-person singular	wrītst	write
3rd-person singular	wrīt, wrītt	wrāt
plural	wrītaþ	writon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wrīte	write
plural	wrīten	writen
imperative
singular	wrīt
plural	wrītaþ
participle	present	past
	wrītende	writen

Derived terms

Derived terms

āwrītan
bewrītan

forewrītan
forwrītan

ġewrītan
miswrītan

tōwrītan
underwrītan

Descendants

Middle English: writen; (ritten)
- Scots: writ, wryte, wret; (rit)
- English: write

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

Verb

wrītan (3 singular present wrītid, 3 singular preterite wrēt, preterite plural writun, past participle giwritan)

to write

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrītan (strong class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	wrītan
1st person singular	wrītu	wrēt
2nd person singular	wrītis	writi
3rd person singular	wrītid	wrēt
plural	wrītad	writun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	wrīte	writi
2nd person singular	wrītes	writis
3rd person singular	wrīte	writi
plural	wrīten	writin
imperative	present
singular	wrīt
plural	wrītad
participle	present	past
	wrītandi	giwritan, writan

Descendants

Low German: rieten, wrieten

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