rituðum

Rituðum is an Icelandic verb form. It is the past tense, first-person plural (we wrote) of the verb rita, which means to write. The form is used with the subject við (we) and signals that the writing took place in the past. For example: Við rituðum söguna í gær. This demonstrates how the form functions in ordinary prose and narration.

In terms of morphology, rituðum is derived from the infinitive rita through a past-tense suffix and number marking. The form includes the consonant ð as part of the typical past-tense ending -ðum in Icelandic verbs. It contrasts with ritum, the present tense form for the same subject. The word is a finite verb and cannot stand alone as a noun.

Usage notes: rituðum commonly appears in written Icelandic, essays, letters, and narratives when the writer intends to refer to a past act of writing by the speaker and one or more others. Its correct spelling relies on standard Icelandic orthography, including the letter ð.

See also: Other conjugations of rita include ritum (present first-person plural), ritaði (past third-person singular), and the infinitive rita. The noun form ritun is derived from the same root, referring to the act of writing.