scriþan

See also: scrithan and scriðan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreyt-, *(s)ker- (“twist, turn, bend”). Cognate with Old Saxon skrīthan, Middle Dutch schriden (Dutch schrijden), Old High German skrītan (German schreiten), Old Norse skríða (Swedish skrida). The Indo-European root also gave Latin crīsāre and Middle Irish crith (Breton skrija (“tremble with fear”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃriː.θɑn/, [ˈʃriː.ðɑn]

Verb

sċrīþan

1. to move, glide, wander

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċrīþan (strong class 1)

infinitive	sċrīþan	sċrīþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċrīþe	sċrāþ
second person singular	sċrīst	sċride
third person singular	sċrīþþ, sċrīþ	sċrāþ
plural	sċrīþaþ	sċridon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċrīþe	sċride
plural	sċrīþen	sċriden
imperative
singular	sċrīþ
plural	sċrīþaþ
participle	present	past
	sċrīþende	(ġe)sċriden

Derived terms

• ġeondsċrīþan

Descendants

• → English: shrithe