schreibn

• schreim (phonetic spelling)

From Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-.

Compare German schreiben, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, English shrive and scribe, West Frisian skriuwe, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃrɑɛ̯m/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃræːm/ (East Central, Vienna)

schreibn (past participle gschriebn)

1. (transitive) to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
2. (transitive) to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
3. (intransitive) to write (use handwriting)
4. (intransitive) to write (produce texts, work as an author)
5. (transitive or intransitive, + reflexive dative) to write to each other (exchange correspondance)