Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrītan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

Verb[edit]

*wrītan

  1. to scratch, to carve

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 1
Infinitive *wrītan
1st sg. past *wrait
3rd pl. past *writun
Past ptcple *writan
Infinitive *wrītan
Genitive infin. *wrītannjas
Dative infin. *wrītannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrītannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrītu *wrait
2nd singular *wrītiʀi *writī
3rd singular *wrītidi *wrait
1st plural *wrītum *writum
2nd plural *wrītid *writud
3rd plural *wrītand *writun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrītē *writī
2nd singular *wrītēs *writī
3rd singular *wrītē *writī
1st plural *wrītēm *writīm
2nd plural *wrītēþ *writīd
3rd plural *wrītēn *writīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wrīt
Plural *wrītid
Present Past
Participle *wrītandī *writan

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ MacLeod, Mindy; Mees, Bernard (2006) Runic Amulets and Magic Objects, Boydell Press, →ISBN, page 46
  2. ^ Ibid., p. 49.