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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.
Verb
*wrītan
- to scratch, carve
Inflection
| Strong class 1
|
| Infinitive
|
*wrītan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*wrait
|
| 3rd pl. past
|
*writun
|
| Past ptcple
|
*writan
|
| Infinitive
|
*wrītan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*wrītannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*wrītannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
|
*wrītannju
|
| Indicative
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*wrītu
|
*wrait
|
| 2nd singular
|
*wrītiʀi
|
*writī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*wrītidi
|
*wrait
|
| 1st plural
|
*wrītum
|
*writum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*wrītid
|
*writud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*wrītand
|
*writun
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| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*wrītē
|
*writī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*wrītēs
|
*writī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*wrītē
|
*writī
|
| 1st plural
|
*wrītēm
|
*writīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*wrītēþ
|
*writīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*wrītēn
|
*writīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*wrīt
|
| Plural
|
*wrītid
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
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| Participle
|
*wrītandī
|
*writan
|
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ MacLeod, Mindy, Mees, Bernard (2006) Runic Amulets and Magic Objects, Boydell Press, →ISBN, pages 46, 49
