toscriþan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *teskrīþaną. Equivalent to tō- + sċrīþan. Cognate with Old Saxon teskrīdan (“to dissolve”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoːˌʃriː.θɑn/, [ˈtoːˌʃriː.ðɑn]
Verb
tōsċrīþan
- to flow in different directions, disperse
Conjugation
Conjugation of tōsċrīþan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | tōsċrīþan | tōsċrīþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | tōsċrīþe | tōsċrāþ |
| second person singular | tōsċrīst | tōsċride |
| third person singular | tōsċrīþþ, tōsċrīþ | tōsċrāþ |
| plural | tōsċrīþaþ | tōsċridon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | tōsċrīþe | tōsċride |
| plural | tōsċrīþen | tōsċriden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | tōsċrīþ | |
| plural | tōsċrīþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| tōsċrīþende | tōsċriden | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “tōsċrīþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.