skrivan

skrivan

See also: skrivañ and skřivan

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

• Middle Low German: schrîven
  • Low German: schrieven