*hrītaną
Runic: ᚺᚱᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
- to scratch, carve
- to rip
- 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
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | hrītō | hrītaų | – |
| 2nd singular | hrītizi | hrītaiz | hrīt |
| 3rd singular | hrītidi | hrītai | hrītadau |
| 1st dual | hrītōz | hrītaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | hrītadiz | hrītaidiz | hrītadiz |
| 1st plural | hrītamaz | hrītaim | – |
| 2nd plural | hrītid | hrītaid | hrītid |
| 3rd plural | hrītandi | hrītain | hrītandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | hrītai | – |
| 2nd singular | hrītazai | hrītaizau |
| 3rd singular | hrītadai | hrītaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | hrītandai | hrītaindau |
| 2nd plural | hrītandai | hrītaindau |
| 3rd plural | hrītandai | hrītaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | hrait | hritį̄ |
| 2nd singular | hraist | hritīz |
| 3rd singular | hrait | hritī |
| 1st dual | hritū | hritīw |
| 2nd dual | hritudiz | hritīdiz |
| 1st plural | hritum | hritīm |
| 2nd plural | hritud | hritīd |
| 3rd plural | hritun | hritīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| hrītaną | hrītandz | hritanaz |
Descendants
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*hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hrītan (Old English)
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*hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*rītan (Old Dutch)
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riten (Middle Dutch)
- rijten (Dutch)
- riete (Limburgish)
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riten (Middle Dutch)
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*rītan (Old Dutch)
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*hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*hrīta (Old Frisian)
- riete (Saterland Frisian)
- rite (West Frisian)
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*hrīta (Old Frisian)
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*hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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rīȥan (Old High German)
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rīȥen (Middle High German)
- reißen (German)
- räissen (Luxembourgish)
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rīȥen (Middle High German)
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rīȥan (Old High German)
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*hrītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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hrītan (Old Saxon)
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rîten (Middle Low German)
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rieten (Low German)
- rieten (German Low German)
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rieten (Low German)
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rîten (Middle Low German)
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hrītan (Old Saxon)
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hríta (Old Norse)
- ríta (Faroese)
- ríta (Icelandic)
- rita (Norwegian)
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hríta (Old Norse)
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hrīta (Old Swedish)
- rita (Swedish)
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hrīta (Old Swedish)