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writian

Pronunciation: /ˈwri.ti.ɑn/

“writian” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to scratch; make marks, scribble
  2. to draw, sketch
  3. to tweet, chirp
  4. to chatter, gossip

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *writōn (“to scratch”). Cognate with Old High German rizzōn (“to scratch, inscribe”).

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