ᚹᚨᚱᛁᛏᚢ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wrītō, first singular present active indicative of *wrītaną.

Verb

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ᚹᚨᚱᛁᛏᚢ (waritu /wᵃrītu/) (first-person singular present active indicative)

  1. I write
    • 200s-400s, inscription on the Järsberg Runestone
      ᚺᚨᛁᛏ[ ] ¶ ᛖᚴᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ ¶ ᚱᚢᚾᛟᛉᚹᚨᚱᛁᛏᚢ ¶ [ ]ᚢᛒᚨᛉᚺᛁᛏᛖ᛬ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ
      hait[ ] ¶ ekerilaz ¶ runozwaritu ¶ [ ]ubazhite᛬harabanaz
      Hait… ¶ Ek erilaz rūnōz wᵃrītu. ¶ …ubaz haitē. Hᵃrabᵃnaz..
      I am called… ¶ I, the erilaz, write the runes. ¶ …ubaz I am called. Raven.

Attested forms

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