Infinitive
skrive
Passive Infinitive
| Past Participle | skriven |
| Present Participle | skrivande |
Simple Forms
| Present | skriv |
| Past | skreiv |
| Imperative | skriv |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har skriven |
| Past Perfect | hadde skriven |
| Future | vil skrive |
| Future Perfect | vil ha skriven |
| Conditional | ville skrive |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha skriven |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Translations
Etymology
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. Doublet of rive and scripte. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skrībaną', Latin '
scrībō', Danish '
skrive', Swedish '
skriva', Icelandic '
skrifa', English '
shrive', Low Saxon 'schrieven', Dutch '
schrijven', German, old spelling '
schreiben'.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Eg skal skrive ei bok. (I will write a book.)