skriva

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *skrībanan, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Icelandic skrifa, Norwegian and Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Verb

skriva

1. to write

Conjugation

   Conjugation of skriva

skriva, v-30
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	skrivi	skrivar	skrivar	skriva
Past	skrivaði	skrivaði	skrivaði	skrivaðu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	skriva !	—	skrivið !
Infinitive	skriva
Pres. part.	skrivandi
Past part. a6	skrivaður
Supine	skrivað

Related terms

• skrivari (secretary)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skrive

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *skrībanan, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Verb

skriva (present tense skriv; past tense skreiv; past participle skrive; passive infinitive skrivast; present participle skrivande; imperative skriv)

1. write

   Eg skal skriva ei bok.

   I will write a book.

References

• “skriva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrībanan, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Old Saxon skrīvan.

Verb

skrīva

1. to write

Conjugation

Conjugation of skriva (strong class 1)

indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	skrīve	skrēf
2nd person singular	skrīv(e)st	skrēf(e)st
3rd person singular	skrīv(e)th	skrēf
plural	skrīvath	skriven
subjunctive	present	past
singular	skrīve	skrive
plural	skrīve(n)	skrive(n)
imperative
singular	skrīv
plural	skrīvath
participle	present	past
	skrīvande	(e)skriven

Descendants

• West Frisian: skriuwe

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Swedish

FWOTD - 28 September 2012

Etymology

From Old Swedish skriva, Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *skrībanan, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskriːva/

• audio

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Verb

skriva

1. to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter
   • 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:

     HERREN sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.

     The LORD said unto Moses, “Hew two stone tablets, like the previous. Upon them I shall write the same words as those written on the previous tablets, which you have broken.

   hon skriver som en kråka

   her handwriting is not pretty (she writes like a crow)

   hur snabbt skriver du?

   how fast do you type?

2. to be literate, to be able to write and spell

   läser och skriver han?

   does he read and write?

3. to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story

   vem har skrivit den här boken?

   who has written this book?

   Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad

   Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged

4. to sign, to underwrite; to put one's name on a contract or check (skriva under, skriva på)
5. to take a test, to undergo written examination

   jag ska skriva geografi nästa vecka

   my geography exam is next week

6. to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)

   var är du skriven?

   where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)

7. to write, to print; using a computer printer (skriva ut)
8. to record, to store, to save; whether by pen in a book, in computer memory or on magnetic disk

   filen måste först skrivas till disk

   the file must first be written to disk

Conjugation

Conjugation of skriva

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	skriva	skrivas
Present tense	skriver	skrivs, skrives
Past tense	skrev	skrevs
Supine	skrivit	skrivits
Imperative	skriv	—
Present participle	skrivande
Past participle	skriven

See also

• skrift
• skriftställare
• skrivare
• skribent
• skriva av
• skriva in
• skriva ner
• skriva på
• skriva upp
• skriva ut
• skriva över
• skrivning
• det kan du skriva upp
• skriva någon på näsan