scriþan

See also: scrithan and scriðan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Saxon skrīthan, Middle Dutch schriden (Dutch schrijden), Old High German skrītan (German schreiten), Old Norse skríða (Swedish skrida). The Indo-European root also gave Latin crīsāre and Middle Irish crith (Breton skrija (“tremble with fear”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃriː.θɑn/, [ˈʃriː.ðɑn]

Verb

sċrīþan

  1. to move, glide, wander

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċrīþan (strong, class I)
infinitive sċrīþan sċrīþenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċrīþe sċrāþ
second person singular sċrīst sċride
third person singular sċrīþþ, sċrīþ sċrāþ
plural sċrīþaþ sċridon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċrīþe sċride
plural sċrīþen sċriden
imperative
singular sċrīþ
plural sċrīþaþ
participle present past
sċrīþende (ġe)sċriden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: shrithe
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