*hrītaną

Runic: ᚺᚱᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

  1. to scratch, carve
  2. to rip
  3. to tear, pull

Etymology

Compare *skrītaną, pointing to mobile *(s)-. Both are “chiming words” to *wrītaną, which might have resulted in mutually influencing semantics.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhrītōhrītaų–
2nd singularhrītizihrītaizhrīt
3rd singularhrītidihrītaihrītadau
1st dualhrītōzhrītaiw–
2nd dualhrītadizhrītaidizhrītadiz
1st pluralhrītamazhrītaim–
2nd pluralhrītidhrītaidhrītid
3rd pluralhrītandihrītainhrītandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhrītai–
2nd singularhrītazaihrītaizau
3rd singularhrītadaihrītaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhrītandaihrītaindau
2nd pluralhrītandaihrītaindau
3rd pluralhrītandaihrītaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhraithritį̄
2nd singularhraisthritīz
3rd singularhraithritī
1st dualhritūhritīw
2nd dualhritudizhritīdiz
1st pluralhritumhritīm
2nd pluralhritudhritīd
3rd pluralhritunhritīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hrītaną hrītandz hritanaz

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Descendants

  • *hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hrītan (Old English)
  • *hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rītan (Old Dutch)
      • riten (Middle Dutch)
        • rijten (Dutch)
        • riete (Limburgish)
  • *hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hrīta (Old Frisian)
      • riete (Saterland Frisian)
      • rite (West Frisian)
  • *hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rīȥan (Old High German)
      • rīȥen (Middle High German)
        • reißen (German)
        • räissen (Luxembourgish)
  • *hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hrītan (Old Saxon)
      • rîten (Middle Low German)
        • rieten (Low German)
          • rieten (German Low German)
  • hríta (Old Norse)
    • ríta (Faroese)
    • ríta (Icelandic)
    • rita (Norwegian)
  • hríta (Old Norse)
    • hrīta (Old Swedish)
      • rita (Swedish)

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