skrivan

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See also: skrivañ and skřivan

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō.

Verb[edit]

skrīvan

  1. to write
    that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: "so is an usan bokun giscriƀan"
    that he should be born in Bethleem: "so it is written in our books"
    (Heliand, verse 621)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of skrīvan (strong class 1)
infinitive skrīvan
indicative present past
1st person singular skrīvu skrēf
2nd person singular skrīvis skrivi
3rd person singular skrīvid skrēf
plural skrīvad skrivun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular skrīve skrivi
2nd person singular skrīves skrivis
3rd person singular skrīve skrivi
plural skrīven skrivin
imperative present
singular skrīf
plural skrīvad
participle present past
skrīvandi giskrivan, skrivan

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Low German: schrîven
    • Low German: schrieven

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Participle[edit]

skrivan (Cyrillic spelling скриван)

  1. masculine singular passive past participle of skrivati
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