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Old English · verb

bewritan

Normalised bewrītan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/beˈwriː.tɑn/
Syllables
be · ˈwriː · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bewriteinscribeinwrite

Meaning

  1. to write down, inscribe; inwrite

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewritan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bewrītebewrāt
2nd singular bewrītstbewrite
3rd singular bewrīttbewrītbewrāt
Plural bewrītaþbewriton
Subjunctive
Singular bewrītebewrite
Plural bewrītenbewriten
Non-finite forms of bewritan
Form
Infinitive bewrītan
Inflected infinitive bewrītenne
Imperative singular bewrīt
Imperative plural bewrītaþ
Present participle bewrītende
Past participle bewriten

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *biwrītan, equivalent to be- + wrītan.

Descendants

bewrite

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