writan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wrītan

  1. to write

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wrītan (strong class 1)
infinitive wrītan wrītenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wrīte wrāt
second person singular wrītst write
third person singular wrītt, wrīt wrāt
plural wrītaþ writon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrīte write
plural wrīten writen
imperative
singular wrīt
plural wrītaþ
participle present past
wrītende (ġe)writen

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: writen; (ritten)

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

Verb

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

  1. to write

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wrītan (strong class 1)
infinitive wrītan
indicative present past
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

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