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Old English · verb

wrigian

Normalised wrīġian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwriː.ji.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈwriː · ji · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wrytend

Meaning

  1. to move forward

  2. to incline, tend towards

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrigian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wrīġiġewrīġode
2nd singular wrīġastwrīġodest
3rd singular wrīġaþwrīġode
Plural wrīġiaþwrīġodon
Subjunctive
Singular wrīġiġewrīġode
Plural wrīġiġenwrīġoden
Non-finite forms of wrigian
Form
Infinitive wrīġian
Inflected infinitive wrīġienne
Imperative singular wrīġa
Imperative plural wrīġiaþ
Present participle wrīġiende
Past participle wrīġodġewrīġod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”). Perhaps related to Low German wriggen.

Descendants

wry

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