grenian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grōnijōną. Equivalent to grēne + -ian.
Verb
grēnian
- to become green, flourish
Declension
Conjugation of grēnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | grēnian | grēnienne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | grēniġe | grēnode |
2nd-person singular | grēnast | grēnodest |
3rd-person singular | grēnaþ | grēnode |
plural | grēniaþ | grēnodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | grēniġe | grēnode |
plural | grēniġen | grēnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | grēna | |
plural | grēniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
grēniende | (ġe)grēnod |
Descendants
- Middle English: grenen
- English: green
References
- grēnian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary