Infinitive
skrīvan
Participles
| Present | skrīvandi |
| Past | giskrivan; skrivan |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | skrīvu |
| 2nd sing. | skrīvis |
| 3rd sing. | skrīvid |
| 1st plur. | skrīvad |
| 2nd plur. | skrīvad |
| 3rd plur. | skrīvad |
Past
| 1st sing. | skrēf |
| 2nd sing. | skrivi |
| 3rd sing. | skrēf |
| 1st plur. | skrivun |
| 2nd plur. | skrivun |
| 3rd plur. | skrivun |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | skrīve |
| 2nd sing. | skrīves |
| 3rd sing. | skrīve |
| 1st plur. | skrīven |
| 2nd plur. | skrīven |
| 3rd plur. | skrīven |
Past
| 1st sing. | skrivi |
| 2nd sing. | skrivis |
| 3rd sing. | skrivi |
| 1st plur. | skrivin |
| 2nd plur. | skrivin |
| 3rd plur. | skrivin |
Imperative
| Singular | skrīf |
| Plural | skrīvad |
Verbs conjugated like skrivan
skrivan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skrībaną', Latin '
scrībō'.
Sample Sentences
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that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: "so is an usan bokun giscriƀan" (that he should be born in Bethleem: "so it is written in our books")
Cognates
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