Skráðum

Skráðum is an Icelandic verb form that functions as the first person plural past tense of the verb skrá, meaning to register or to record. It is used when the subject is we and the action is completed in the past. The full form in a sentence is typically við skráðum, meaning we registered. Other persons in the past tense are formed as ég skráði, þú skráðir, hann/hún skráði, við skráðum, þið skráðuð, þeir skráðuðu. In normal prose the subject pronoun is often omitted if the context makes the subject clear.

Morphology and usage: Skráðum is a past tense ending -ðum added to the stem skrá- for the first person plural. It is part of a typical Icelandic verb conjugation pattern for weak verbs. The form shows both the long vowel in the stem (skrá-) and the consonant ð before the ending, producing the written form skráðum.

Etymology and related forms: The verb skrá comes from Old Norse skrá, meaning to write or record, and is related to the noun skrá, meaning a register or record. Related forms include the present tense við skráum and the past tense forms for other persons (skráði, skráðuð, etc.). The noun skrá and related compounds such as skráning (registration) share the same root.

Context and usage: Skráðum commonly appears in administrative, archival, or historical writing where actions such as listing, recording, or enrolling are described. It is primarily a grammatical marker of past tense and does not carry a meaning beyond the act of recording within its clause.

See also: skrá, skrásetja, skráning.