Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (1)
(p wrát; p.p. writen) 1. to incise, engrave, carve; to scratch; rúne wrítan to carve runes; 2. to write
Etymology
[Mod E WRITE ← Prot-Germ *wrītan; cf O Fris wrīta; O Sax wrītan; OHG rīzan (Mod G reißen); O Icel ríta (Mod Icel rita)]
Paradigm
4.1.1. - I class
| I class | infinitive | past tense singular | past tense plural | past participle |
| to write | wrítan | wrát | writon | writen |
| to cut; to cut off | sníðan | snáþ | snidon | sniden |
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