scriþan
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/
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
- → English: shrithe
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