wriþan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to twist
- to bewrap
- to bind
Etymology
Inherited from *wrīþan.
Origin
*wrīþan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wreyt- Proto-Indo-European
- ri Norwegian Bokmål
- ride Norwegian Bokmål
- *rīdaną Proto-Germanic
- *wriþilaz Proto-Germanic
- *wrīþaną Proto-Germanic
- rida Norwegian Nynorsk
- wrīþan Old English
- ríða Old Norse
- ríða Icelandic
- ridan Old High German
- rīdan Old High German
- ríða Faroese
- *wrīþan gmw-pro
- riþa Old Swedish
- writhæ Old Danish