scriþan

See also: scrithan and scriðan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreyt-, *(s)ker- (“twist, turn, bend”). Cognate with Old Saxon skrīthan, Middle Dutch schriden (Dutch schrijden), Old High German skrītan (German schreiten), Old Norse skríða (Swedish skrida). The Indo-European root also gave Latin crīsāre and Middle Irish crith (Breton skrija (“tremble with fear”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃriːðɑn/

Verb

sċrīþan

  1. to move, glide, wander

Conjugation
Conjugation of sċrīþan (strong class 1)
infinitive sċrīþan tō sċrīþenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular sċrīþe sċrāþ
2nd-person singular sċrīþest sċride
3rd-person singular sċrīþeþ sċrāþ
plural sċrīþaþ sċridon
subjunctive present past
singular sċrīþe sċride
plural sċrīþen sċriden
imperative
singular sċrīþ
plural sċrīþaþ
participle present past
sċrīþende (ġe)sċriden

Derived terms

Descendants
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