scrifan

Old English

Etymology

From West Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Old Frisian skrīva (West Frisian skriuwe), Old Saxon skrīvan, skrīƀan (Low German schrieven), Old Dutch scrīvan (Dutch schrijven), Old High German scrīban (German schreiben).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃriː.fɑn/, [ˈʃriː.vɑn]

Verb

sċrīfan

to decree, appoint
to pass judgement, ordain, prescribe
to prescribe penance or absolution (of a priest)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċrīfan (strong class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	sċrīfan	sċrīfenne
first person singular	sċrīfe	sċrāf
second person singular	sċrīfst	sċrife
third person singular	sċrīfþ	sċrāf
plural	sċrīfaþ	sċrifon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċrīfe	sċrife
plural	sċrīfen	sċrifen
imperative
singular	sċrīf
plural	sċrīfaþ
participle	present	past
	sċrīfende	(ġe)sċrifen

Descendants

Middle English: shryven, schriven, shriven, schrifen, schrevyn, schryfen, schryvyn, sriven, shrive, shrife
- English: shrive
- Scots: schrive

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