schriven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch scrīvan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskriːvən/, /ˈsxriːvən/

Verb

schriven

  1. to write
  2. to notify in writing
  3. to note down
  4. to engrave

Inflection

Conjugation of schriven (strong class 1)
infinitive base form schriven
genitive schrivens
dative schrivene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular schrive schrêef schrive schrēve
2nd person singular schrijfs, schrives schrēefs, schrēves schrijfs, schrives schrēves
3rd person singular schrijft, schrivet schrêef schrive schrēve
1st person plural schriven schrēven schriven schrēven
2nd person plural schrijft, schrivet schrēeft, schrēvet schrijft, schrivet schrēvet
3rd person plural schriven schrēven schriven schrēven
imperative
singular schrijf, schrive
plural schrijft, schrivet
present past
participle schrivende geschrēven

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: schrijven
    • Afrikaans: skryf
    • Jersey Dutch: sxrāive
    • Negerhollands: skriev, skrif
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: screef
    • Sranan Tongo: skrifi
  • Limburgish: sjrieve

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

schriven

  1. alternative form of shryven

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon skrīvan.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /skriːvən/

Verb

schrîven

  1. to write (to write down words)
  2. to write (to contact someone via writing)
  3. to note, to make a note
  4. to describe, to depict, to account of events

Declension

Conjugation of schriven as a class 1 strong verb
plain infinitive schrîven
full infinitive (gerund) tô schrîvene or tô schrîvende
verbal noun schrîven or schrîvent
participles imperative
present schrîvende singular schrîf
past geschrēven plural schrîvet
indicative subjunctive
present preterite present preterite
1st person singular schrîve schrêf schrîve schrēve
2nd person singular schrîvest or schrîfst schrēvest schrîvest schrēvest
3rd person singular schrîvet or schrîft schrêf schrîvet schrēve
plural schrîven (schrîvet?) schrēven schrîven schrēven

Derived terms

Descendants