scrifan

Old English

Etymology

From West Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Old Frisian skrīva (West Frisian skriuwe), Old Saxon skrīvan, skrīƀan (Low German schrieven), Dutch schrijven, Old High German scrīban (German schreiben).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃriː.fɑn/, [ˈʃriː.vɑn]

Verb

sċrīfan

to decree, appoint
to pass judgement, ordain, prescribe
of a priest, to prescribe penance or absolution

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċrīfan (strong class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	sċrīfan	tō sċrīfenne
1st-person singular	sċrīfe	sċrāf
2nd-person singular	sċrīfest	sċrife
3rd-person singular	sċrīfeþ	sċrāf
plural	sċrīfaþ	sċrifon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	sċrīfe	sċrife
plural	sċrīfen	sċrifen
imperative
singular	sċrīf
plural	sċrīfaþ
participle	present	past
	sċrīfende	(ġe)sċrifen

Descendants

Middle English: shryven, schriven, shriven, schrifen, schrevyn, schryfen, schryvyn, sriven, shrive, shrife
- English: shrive
- Scots: schrive

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