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Old English · verb

wriþan

Normalised wrīþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈwriː.θɑn/
[ˈwriː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈwriː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
writhetwistbewrap

wriþan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to twist

  2. to bewrap

  3. to bind

Conjugation

Conjugation of wriþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wrīþewrāþ
2nd singular wrīstwriþe
3rd singular wrīþþwrīþwrāþ
Plural wrīþaþwriþon
Subjunctive
Singular wrīþewriþe
Plural wrīþenwriþen
Non-finite forms of wriþan
Form
Infinitive wrīþan
Inflected infinitive wrīþenne
Imperative singular wrīþ
Imperative plural wrīþaþ
Present participle wrīþende
Past participle wriþenġewriþen

wriþan2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of wrīdan

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, whence also Old High German rīdan, Old Norse ríða.

Descendants

writhe

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