Old English · verb
towritan
Normalised tōwrītan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /toːˈwriː.tɑn/
- Syllables
- toː · ˈwriː · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- detaildescribe
Meaning
-
to detail in writing, describe
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | tōwrīte | tōwrāt |
| 2nd singular | tōwrītst | tōwrite |
| 3rd singular | tōwrītttōwrīt | tōwrāt |
| Plural | tōwrītaþ | tōwriton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | tōwrīte | tōwrite |
| Plural | tōwrīten | tōwriten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tōwrītan |
| Inflected infinitive | tōwrītenne |
| Imperative singular | tōwrīt |
| Imperative plural | tōwrītaþ |
| Present participle | tōwrītende |
| Past participle | tōwriten |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From tō- + wrītan.
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