awritan

• āwrȳtan, āurītan, āwrīta, āurīta

ā- +‎ wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną.

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈwriː.tɑn/

āwrītan

1. to write, write out, write down, compose
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"

     ...cūðlīce ætēowode maneġum mannum, swā swā Matheus āwrāt.

     ...and publicly appeared to many men, as Matthew has written.

   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     ⁊ iċ þē sende þæt spell, þæt iċ nīewan awrāt be Angelpeode ⁊ Seaxum.

     And I send you the history, which I lately wrote about the Angles and Saxons.

2. to record
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Þās ðrōwunge āwriton þǣre ðēode prēostas and ðā ylcan diaconas ðe hit eal gesāwon, ðȳ lǣs þe hwām twȳnige þyssere gereccednysse.

     The priests of that nation, and the same deacons who saw it all, recorded this passion, lest any one should doubt concerning this narrative.

3. to transcribe
4. to inscribe, cover in writing, draw, engrave