wriþan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, whence also Old High German rīdan, Old Norse ríða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwriː.θɑn/, [ˈwriː.ðɑn]

Verb

wrīþan

1. to twist
2. to bewrap
3. to bind

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrīþan (strong class 1)

infinitive	wrīþan	wrīþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wrīþe	wrāþ
second person singular	wrīst	wriþe
third person singular	wrīþþ, wrīþ	wrāþ
plural	wrīþaþ	wriþon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wrīþe	wriþe
plural	wrīþen	wriþen
imperative
singular	wrīþ
plural	wrīþaþ
participle	present	past
	wrīþende	(ġe)wriþen

Descendants

• English: writhe