*writtōną

Runic: ᚹᚱᛁᛏᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwrit.tɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

  1. to carve
  2. to write

Etymology

An iterative verb to the strong verb *wrītaną (‘to write’), from Proto-Indo-European *wrid-néh₂-ti.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwrittōwrittǭ–
2nd singularwrittōsiwrittōswrittō
3rd singularwrittōþiwrittōwrittōþau
1st dualwrittōswrittōw–
2nd dualwrittōþizwrittōþizwrittōþiz
1st pluralwrittōmazwrittōm–
2nd pluralwrittōþwrittōþwrittōþ
3rd pluralwrittōnþiwrittōnwrittōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwrittōi–
2nd singularwrittōsaiwrittōsau
3rd singularwrittōþaiwrittōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwrittōnþaiwrittōnþau
2nd pluralwrittōnþaiwrittōnþau
3rd pluralwrittōnþaiwrittōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwrittōdǭwrittōdēdį̄
2nd singularwrittōdēzwrittōdēdīz
3rd singularwrittōdēwrittōdēdī
1st dualwrittōdēdūwrittōdēdīw
2nd dualwrittōdēdudizwrittōdēdīdiz
1st pluralwrittōdēdumwrittōdēdīm
2nd pluralwrittōdēdudwrittōdēdīd
3rd pluralwrittōdēdunwrittōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
writtōną writtōndz writtōdaz

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Descendants

  • *writtōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • writian (Old English)
  • *writtōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rizzōn, rezzōn (Old High German)
      • ritzen (Middle High German)
        • ritzen (German)
        • ritse, ritsje (West Frisian)
  • *writtōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rizzōn, rezzōn (Old High German)
      • ritzen (Middle High German)
        • ritsen (Middle Dutch)
          • ritsen (Dutch)
  • *writtōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *writtōn (Old Saxon)
      • written (Middle Low German)
  • *writōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • writian (Old English)
  • *writōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rizzōn, rezzōn (Old High German)
      • ritzen (Middle High German)
        • ritzen (German)
        • ritse, ritsje (West Frisian)
  • *writōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rizzōn, rezzōn (Old High German)
      • ritzen (Middle High German)
        • ritsen (Middle Dutch)
          • ritsen (Dutch)
  • *writōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *writtōn (Old Saxon)
      • written (Middle Low German)
  • rita (Old Norse)
    • rita (Faroese)

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