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skriva

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *skreybʰ-. Compare Icelandic skrifa, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

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Verb

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skriva (third person singular past indicative skrivaði, supine skrivað)

  1. to write

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skriva (group v-30)
infinitive skriva
supine skrivað
participle (a6)1 skrivandi skrivaður
present past
first singular skrivi skrivaði
second singular skrivar skrivaði
third singular skrivar skrivaði
plural skriva skrivaðu
imperative
singular skriva!
plural skrivið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

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Verb

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skriva (present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, supine skrive, past participle skriven, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)

  1. a-infinitive form of skrive (“to write”)
    Eg skal skriva ei bok. ― I will write a book.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skriva n

  1. definite plural of skriv

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Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”).

Verb

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skrīva

  1. to write

Inflection

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Conjugation of skrīva (strong class 1)
infinitive skrīva
indicative present past
1st person singular skrīve skrēf
2nd person singular skrīvest, skrīvst skrēfest, skrēfst
3rd person singular skrīveth, skrīvth skrēf
plural skrīvath skriven
subjunctive present past
singular skrīve skrive
plural skrīve, skrīven skrive, skriven
imperative present
singular skrīv
plural skrīveth
participle present past
skrīvande eskriven, skriven

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  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: skriiw
    Mooring: schriwe
    Sylt: skriiv
    Wiedingharde: skriwwe
  • Saterland Frisian: skrieuwe
  • West Frisian: skriuwe

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną.

Verb

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skriva

  1. to write
  2. to paint, to draw

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skriva (weak)
present past
infinitive skriva —
participle skrivandi, -e skrivaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skrivar skrivi, -e — skrivaþi, -e skrivaþi, -e
þū skrivar skrivi, -e skriva skrivaþi, -e skrivaþi, -e
han skrivar skrivi, -e — skrivaþi, -e skrivaþi, -e
vīr skrivum, -om skrivum, -om skrivum, -om skrivaþum, -om skrivaþum, -om
īr skrivin skrivin skrivin skrivaþin skrivaþin
þēr skriva skrivin — skrivaþu, -o skrivaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skrivas skrivis, -es — skrivaþis, -es skrivaþis, -es
þū skrivas skrivis, -es — skrivaþis, -es skrivaþis, -es
han skrivas skrivis, -es — skrivaþis, -es skrivaþis, -es
vīr skrivums, -oms skrivums, -oms — skrivaþums, -oms skrivaþums, -oms
īr skrivins skrivins — skrivaþins skrivaþins
þēr skrivas skrivins — skrivaþus, -os skrivaþins

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Conjugation of skriva (strong)
present past
infinitive skriva —
participle skrivandi, skrivande skrivin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skriver skrivi, skrive — skrēf skrivi, skrive
þū skriver skrivi, skrive skriv skrēft skrivi, skrive
han skriver skrivi, skrive — skrēf skrivi, skrive
vīr skrivum, skrivom skrivum, skrivom skrivum, skrivom skrivum, skrivom skrivum, skrivom
īr skrivin skrivin skrivin skrivin skrivin
þēr skriva skrivin — skrivu, skrivo skrivin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skrivs skrivis, skrives — skrēfs skrivis, skrives
þū skrivs skrivis, skrives — skrēfts skrivis, skrives
han skrivs skrivis, skrives — skrēfs skrivis, skrives
vīr skrivums, -oms skrivums, skrivoms — skrivums, skrivoms skrivums, skrivoms
īr skrivins skrivins — skrivins skrivins
þēr skrivas skrivins — skrivus, skrivos skrivins

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Swedish

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FWOTD – 28 September 2012

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven and German schreiben.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²skriːva/
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Verb

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skriva (present skriver, preterite skrev, supine skrivit, imperative skriv)

  1. to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter
    Hon skriver som en kråka.
    Her handwriting is not pretty.
    (literally, “She writes like a crow.”)
    Hur snabbt skriver du?
    How fast do you type?
    • 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:
      Herren sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.
      The Lord said unto Moses, “Hew two stone tablets, like the previous. Upon them I shall write the same words as those written on the previous tablets, which you have broken.
  2. to be literate, to be able to write and spell
    Läser och skriver han?
    Does he read and write?
  3. to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story
    Vem har skrivit den här boken?
    Who has written this book?
    Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad.
    The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged.
  4. to sign, to underwrite; to put one's name on a contract or check (skriva under, skriva på)
  5. to take a test, to undergo written examination
    Jag ska skriva geografi nästa vecka.
    My geography exam is next week
  6. to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)
    var är du skriven?
    where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)
  7. to write, to print; using a computer printer (skriva ut)
  8. to record, to store, to save; whether by pen in a book, in computer memory or on magnetic disk
    filen måste först skrivas till disk
    the file must first be written to disk

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skriva (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive skriva skrivas
Supine skrivit skrivits
Imperative skriv —
Imper. plural1 skriven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skriver skrev skrivs, skrives skrevs
Ind. plural1 skriva skrevo skrivas skrevos
Subjunctive2 skrive skreve skrives skreves
Participles
Present participle skrivande
Past participle skriven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Anagrams

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