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skriva

Pronunciation: /²skriːva/

“skriva” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter
  2. to be literate, to be able to write and spell
  3. to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story
  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
  6. to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)
  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

Etymology

From Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven and German schreiben.

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