wriþan in Old English

IPA: /ˈwriː.θɑn/, [ˈwriː.ðɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, whence also Old High German rīdan, Old Norse ríða. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wrīþan}} Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, {{cog|goh|rīdan}} Old High German rīdan, {{cog|non|ríða}} Old Norse ríða Head templates: {{ang-verb|wrīþan}} wrīþan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wrīþan<s1>}} Forms: wrīþan [canonical], strong [table-tags], wrīþan [infinitive], wrīþenne [infinitive], wrīþe [first-person, present, singular], wrāþ [first-person, past, singular], wrīst [present, second-person, singular], wriþe [past, second-person, singular], wrīþþ [present, singular, third-person], wrīþ [present, singular, third-person], wrāþ [past, singular, third-person], wrīþaþ [plural, present], wriþon [past, plural], wrīþe [present, singular], wriþe [past, singular], wrīþen [plural, present], wriþen [past, plural], wrīþ [imperative, past, present, singular], wrīþaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wrīþende [imperative, present], wriþen [imperative, past], ġewriþen [imperative, past]

Verb

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"wriþan" meaning in Old English

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