wrītan

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *writan, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old Saxon wrītan (Dutch rijten), Old High German rīzan (German reißen), Old Norse ríta (Norwegian rita). Compare also Old Armenian գիր (gir).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwriːtan/

[edit] Verb

wrītan (class I strong: 3 singular present wrītt, 3 singular preterite wrāt, preterite plural writon, past participle writen)

1. to write

[edit] Descendants

• English: write