*wrībaną

Runic: ᚹᚱᛁᛒᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to rub
to wipe

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wreyp- / *wrīp-, from a labial extension of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (‘to turn’), whence Ancient Greek ῥίπτω (rhíptō) (rhíptō, ‘to throw, cast’), though this is disputed.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	wrībō	wrībaų	–
2nd singular	wrībizi	wrībaiz	wrīb
3rd singular	wrībidi	wrībai	wrībadau
1st dual	wrībōz	wrībaiw	–
2nd dual	wrībadiz	wrībaidiz	wrībadiz
1st plural	wrībamaz	wrībaim	–
2nd plural	wrībid	wrībaid	wrībid
3rd plural	wrībandi	wrībain	wrībandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wrībai	–
2nd singular	wrībazai	wrībaizau
3rd singular	wrībadai	wrībaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	wrībandai	wrībaindau
2nd plural	wrībandai	wrībaindau
3rd plural	wrībandai	wrībaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wraib	wribį̄
2nd singular	wraift	wribīz
3rd singular	wraib	wribī
1st dual	wribū	wribīw
2nd dual	wribudiz	wribīdiz
1st plural	wribum	wribīm
2nd plural	wribud	wribīd
3rd plural	wribun	wribīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wrībaną	wrībandz	wribanaz

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Descendants

*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wrīvan (Old Dutch)
  - wrîven (Middle Dutch)
    - wrieve (Limburgish)
*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wrīvan (Old Dutch)
  - wrîven (Middle Dutch)
    - wrijven (Dutch)
      - vryf, vrywe (Afrikaans)
*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- riper (Old French)
  - riper, ripper (Middle French)
    - riper (French)
*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wrīva (Old Frisian)
  - wrieuwe (Saterland Frisian)
  - wriuwe (West Frisian)
*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīban, *rīvan, *wrīvan (Old High German)
  - rīben (Middle High German)
    - riibe (Alemannic German)
    - reiben (German)
*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- rīban, *rīvan, *wrīvan (Old High German)
  - rīben (Middle High German)
    - rieve, frieve, reive (Central Franconian)
      - reive (Hunsrik)
      - reiwen (Luxembourgish)
*wrīban (Proto-West Germanic)
- wrīvan (Old Saxon)
  - wrîven, rîven (Middle Low German)
    - ? (Dutch Low Saxon)
    - ? (German Low German)

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