skrivan
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō.
Verb
skrīvan
- to write
- that he scoldi an Bethleem giboran werðan: "so is an usan bokun giscriƀan"(Heliand, verse 621)
- that he should be born in Bethleem: "so it is written in our books"
Conjugation
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
Serbo-Croatian
Participle
skrivan (Cyrillic spelling скриван)