"writ" meaning in Old English

See writ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /writ/
Rhymes: -it Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *writą, whence also Old High German riz, Old Norse rit. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*writą}} Proto-Germanic *writą, {{cog|goh|riz}} Old High German riz, {{cog|non|rit}} Old Norse rit Head templates: {{ang-noun|n|writu}} writ n (nominative plural writu) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|writ|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|writ|writu|writ|writu|writes|writa|write|writum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: writu [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], writ [nominative, singular], writu [nominative, plural], writ [accusative, singular], writu [accusative, plural], writes [genitive, singular], writa [genitive, plural], write [dative, singular], writum [dative, plural], ġewrit [alternative]
  1. writ Tags: neuter Derived forms: ġewrit
    Sense id: en-writ-ang-noun-vZmK39Ru Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*writą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *writą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "riz"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German riz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "rit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse rit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *writą, whence also Old High German riz, Old Norse rit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "writu",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "write",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewrit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "writu"
      },
      "expansion": "writ n (nominative plural writu)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "writ",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "writ",
        "2": "writu",
        "3": "writ",
        "4": "writu",
        "5": "writes",
        "6": "writa",
        "7": "write",
        "8": "writum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ġewrit"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writ"
      ],
      "id": "en-writ-ang-noun-vZmK39Ru",
      "links": [
        [
          "writ",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/writ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-it"
    }
  ],
  "word": "writ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ġewrit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*writą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *writą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "riz"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German riz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "rit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse rit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *writą, whence also Old High German riz, Old Norse rit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "writu",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "write",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewrit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "writu"
      },
      "expansion": "writ n (nominative plural writu)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "writ",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "writ",
        "2": "writu",
        "3": "writ",
        "4": "writu",
        "5": "writes",
        "6": "writa",
        "7": "write",
        "8": "writum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old English neuter nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Old English/it",
        "Rhymes:Old English/it/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writ",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/writ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-it"
    }
  ],
  "word": "writ"
}

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