Archaic; serves as the past tense and past participle of the verb 'write'.
Übersetzungen
écrivitPassé simple archaïque de « write ». He writ a heartfelt note before he left.
Il écrivit une note émouvante avant de partir.
écritParticipe passé archaïque de « write ». He had writ the letter before dawn.
Il avait écrit la lettre avant l'aube.
Definitionen
Archaic past tense and past participle of the verb 'write'. He writ a heartfelt note before he left.
Used chiefly after nouns or in fixed phrases such as 'writ large' to mean 'written' or 'expressed clearly'.
Übersetzungen
Their ambitions were writ large across the campaign slogan.
Leurs ambitions étaient clairement écrites en grand dans le slogan de campagne.
Definitionen
Written; expressed or set down in writing, especially clearly or boldly. Their ambitions were writ large across the campaign slogan.