Infinitive
writen; to writen; write
Participles
| Present | writynge; writende |
| Past | writen; wreten; ywrite |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | write |
| 2nd sing. | writest |
| 3rd sing. | writeth |
| 1st plur. | writen; write; writeth |
| 2nd plur. | writen; write; writeth |
| 3rd plur. | writen; write; writeth |
Past
| 1st sing. | wrot |
| 2nd sing. | wrote; write |
| 3rd sing. | wrot |
| 1st plur. | wroten; wrote; writen; write |
| 2nd plur. | wroten; wrote; writen; write |
| 3rd plur. | wroten; wrote; writen; write |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | write |
| 2nd sing. | write |
| 3rd sing. | write |
Past
| 1st sing. | wrote; write |
| 2nd sing. | wrote; write |
| 3rd sing. | wrote; write |
Imperative
| Singular | write |
| Plural | writeth; write |
Verbs conjugated like writen
writen,
Etymology
From Old English wrītan. Cognate to Middle Low German writen and Middle High German rīzen. See: Middle High German '
rīzen'.
Verbs referencing "writen"
English
write.
Sample Sentences
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And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende.” [1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:]
Cognates
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