awritan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ā- +‎ wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɑːˈwriː.tɑn/

Verb

āwrītan

  1. to write, write out, write down, compose
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"
      ...cūðlīċe ætēowode maneġum mannum, swā swā Matheus āwrāt.
      ...and publicly appeared to many men, as Matthew has written.
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      ⁊ iċ þē sende þæt spell, þæt iċ nīewan āwrāt be Angelþēode ⁊ Seaxum.
      And I send you the history, which I lately wrote about the Angles and Saxons.
  2. to record
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"
      Þās ðrōwunge āwriton þǣre ðēode prēostas and ðā ylcan diaconas ðe hit eal ġesāwon, ðȳ lǣs þe hwām twȳnige þyssere ġereċċednysse.
      The priests of that nation, and the same deacons who saw it all, recorded this passion, lest any one should doubt concerning this narrative.
  3. to transcribe
  4. to inscribe, cover in writing, draw, engrave

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