wrotan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrōtan (literally “to snout”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwroː.tɑn/

Verb

wrōtan

  1. to rummage or root up with one's snout

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrōtan (strong, class VII)
infinitive wrōtan wrōtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wrōte wrēot
second person singular wrētst wrēote
third person singular wrētt, wrēt wrēot
plural wrōtaþ wrēoton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrōte wrēote
plural wrōten wrēoten
imperative
singular wrōt
plural wrōtaþ
participle present past
wrōtende (ġe)wrōten

Descendants

  • Middle English: wroten, wrooten
    • English: root
    • Scots: wrutt, wort, rute, wirt, ruit
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