Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse#SKRIVACategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#SKRIVA skrifa, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVACategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVA *skrībaną, a late borrowing from LatinCategory:Faroese terms derived from Latin#SKRIVA scrībō (“write”), from Proto-ItalicCategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Italic#SKRIVA *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#SKRIVA *skreybʰ-.

Compare Icelandic skrifa, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹiːva/Category:Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation#SKRIVA
• Rhymes: -iːvaCategory:Rhymes:Faroese/iːva#SKRIVA
• Homophone: skrivaðCategory:Faroese terms with homophones#SKRIVA

Verb

skriva (third person singular past indicative skrivaði, supine skrivað)Category:Faroese lemmas#SKRIVACategory:Faroese verbs#SKRIVACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#SKRIVACategory:Pages with entries#SKRIVACategory:Pages with 5 entries#SKRIVA

1. to write

   skriva undir ― to signCategory:Faroese terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

   skriva inn ― to register (for)Category:Faroese terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

Etymology 1

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#SKRIVACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#SKRIVA skrifa, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVA *skrībaną, a late borrowing from LatinCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin#SKRIVA scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Anagrams

• kvisar, skarvi, skivar, svikar, viskar

Etymology

From Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#SKRIVACategory:Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#SKRIVA *skrīban

Verb

skrīvaCategory:Old Frisian lemmas#SKRIVACategory:Old Frisian verbs#SKRIVACategory:Old Frisian entries with incorrect language header#SKRIVACategory:Pages with entries#SKRIVACategory:Pages with 5 entries#SKRIVA

1. to write

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#SKRIVACategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#SKRIVA skrifa, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVACategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVA *skrībaną.

Verb

skrivaCategory:Old Swedish lemmas#SKRIVACategory:Old Swedish verbs#SKRIVACategory:Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header#SKRIVACategory:Pages with entries#SKRIVACategory:Pages with 5 entries#SKRIVA

1. to write
2. to paint, to draw

Alternative forms

• skrifva (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish#SKRIVACategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#SKRIVA skriva, from Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#SKRIVACategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#SKRIVA skrifa, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVACategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#SKRIVA *skrībaną, a late borrowing from LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Latin#SKRIVA 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

• IPA^(key): /²skriːva/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#SKRIVA

• Audio:

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  Category:Swedish terms with audio pronunciation#SKRIVA

Verb

skriva (present skriver, preterite skrev, supine skrivit, imperative skriv)Category:Swedish lemmas#SKRIVACategory:Swedish verbs#SKRIVACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#SKRIVACategory:Pages with entries#SKRIVACategory:Pages with 5 entries#SKRIVA

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.”)

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

   Hur snabbt skriver du?

   How fast do you type?

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   • 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.

     Category:Swedish terms with quotations#SKRIVA

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2. to be literate, to be able to write and spell

   Läser och skriver han?

   Does he read and write?

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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?

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

   Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad.

   The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged.

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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

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

6. to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)

   var är du skriven?

   where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

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

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#SKRIVA

Further reading

• “skriva”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• arkivs, skivar, vikars, virkas, viskar