Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biwrītan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- (“upon, around”) +‎ *wrītan (“to carve”).

Verb

*biwrītan

to engrave, inscribe
to carve around or about; encircle with marks or scratchings

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*biwrītan
1st sg. past	*biwrait
3rd pl. past	*biwritun
Past ptcple	*biwritan
Infinitive	*biwrītan
Genitive infin.	*biwrītannjas
Dative infin.	*biwrītannjē
Instrum. infin.	*biwrītannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*biwrītu	*biwrait
2nd singular	*biwrītiʀi	*biwritī
3rd singular	*biwrītidi	*biwrait
1st plural	*biwrītum	*biwritum
2nd plural	*biwrītid	*biwritud
3rd plural	*biwrītand	*biwritun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*biwrītē	*biwritī
2nd singular	*biwrītēs	*biwritī
3rd singular	*biwrītē	*biwritī
1st plural	*biwrītēm	*biwritīm
2nd plural	*biwrītēþ	*biwritīd
3rd plural	*biwrītēn	*biwritīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*biwrīt
Plural	*biwrītid
	Present	Past
Participle	*biwrītandī	*biwritan

Descendants

Old English: bewrītan
- Middle English: bewriten
  - English: bewrite
Old Frisian: biwrīta
- >? Saterland Frisian: biriete (alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *bihrītan)
Old Saxon: *biwrītan
- Middle Low German: bewriten, bewritten
Old High German: *birīzan
- Middle High German: berīzen, berizen
  - German: bereißen