Definition
Past tense of an archaic or obsolete form meaning to write by hand, or manuscript writing.
Etymology
Obsolete past tense of 'handwrite' (combining 'hand' and Old English 'writan'), largely replaced by 'handwritten' and 'wrote'.
Kelly Says
This word is a fossil from when English speakers over-regularized past tenses—'handwrit' follows the old strong verb pattern, but the language simplified this to just 'wrote' to reduce complexity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንግሊዝኛ
en-glish-nya
ARالعربية
خط اليد
khatt al-yad
CACatalà
cal·ligràfica
ka-li-gra-fi-ka
DADansk
hands arkas
honds a-r-kas
ESEspañol
escritura
es-kree-TOO-ra
FISuomi
käsin kirjoitettu
ka-sin kir-jo-i-tet-tu
FRFrançais
écriture
e-kree-tyo-r
HEעברית
כתב יד
khetav yad
HIहिन्दी
लिखावट
likhaawat
HUMagyar
kézírás
ke-zi-raas
IDBahasa Indonesia
tulisan tangan
tu-li-san tan-gan
ITItaliano
scrittura
skree-too-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
tulisan tangan
tu-li-san tan-gan
NLNederlands
handschrift
hand-schrift
NONorsk
hendskrift
hen-skrift
PTPortuguês
escrita
es-KREE-tah
RORomână
scrisă de mână
skree-sa de ma-na
RUРусский
почерк
po-cherk
SVSvenska
handstil
hons-teel
SWKiswahili
mktaba
mk-ta-ba
TAதமிழ்
handwriting
handwriting
TLTL
pagka sulat
pa-ka su-lat
UKУкраїнська
ручка
ruch-ka
VITiếng Việt
chữ viết tay
chu vi-et tay