"writan" meaning in Old English

See writan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwriː.tɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wrītan}} Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wrītaną}} Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Head templates: {{ang-verb|wrītan}} wrītan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wrītan<s1>}} Forms: wrītan [canonical], strong [table-tags], wrītan [infinitive], wrītenne [infinitive], wrīte [first-person, present, singular], wrāt [first-person, past, singular], wrītst [present, second-person, singular], write [past, second-person, singular], wrītt [present, singular, third-person], wrīt [present, singular, third-person], wrāt [past, singular, third-person], wrītaþ [plural, present], writon [past, plural], wrīte [present, singular], write [past, singular], wrīten [plural, present], writen [past, plural], wrīt [imperative, past, present, singular], wrītaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wrītende [imperative, present], writen [imperative, past], ġewriten [imperative, past]
  1. to write Derived forms: bewrītan, forewrītan, forwrītan, miswrītan, tōwrītan, underwrītan, wrīting, āwrītan, ġewrītan
    Sense id: en-writan-ang-verb-GyIdbR6y Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for writan meaning in Old English (3.5kB)

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            "2": "writen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: writen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: writen; (ritten)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: writ, wryte, wret; (rit)"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.",
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      "form": "wrītan",
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      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrītan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrītenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wrīte",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "past",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "wrītaþ",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "writon",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "write",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wrīten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "wrītende",
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewriten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bewrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "forewrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "forwrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "miswrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tōwrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "underwrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "wrīting"
        },
        {
          "word": "āwrītan"
        },
        {
          "word": "ġewrītan"
        }
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        "to write"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwriː.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "writan"
}
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      "word": "bewrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forewrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forwrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "miswrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tōwrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "underwrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "wrīting"
    },
    {
      "word": "āwrītan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġewrītan"
    }
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      "text": "Middle English: writen; (ritten)"
    },
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "wrāt",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "wrītst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "write",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrīt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrāt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrītaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrīte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "write",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrīten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrīt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrītende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "writen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewriten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "wrītan"
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        "1": "wrītan<s1>"
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Old English class 1 strong verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to write"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwriː.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "writan"
}

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