gewritan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawrītan, equivalent to ġe- +‎ wrītan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwriː.tɑn/

Verb

ġewrītan

1. to write, give or bestow by writing
2. to write along with, write together, make a grant

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewrītan (strong class 1)

infinitive	ġewrītan	ġewrītenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewrīte	ġewrāt
second person singular	ġewrītst	ġewrite
third person singular	ġewrītt, ġewrīt	ġewrāt
plural	ġewrītaþ	ġewriton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewrīte	ġewrite
plural	ġewrīten	ġewriten
imperative
singular	ġewrīt
plural	ġewrītaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewrītende	ġewriten

Derived terms

• ġewrītere

Related terms

• ġewrit

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝewriten, iwriten, ywriten