grinen
Danish
Etymology
From grine (“to laugh”) + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡriːnə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁiːnə], [ˈɡ̊ʁiːn̩]
Noun
grinen c
- laughing (the action of the verb to laugh)
- grinning
- sneering
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.
Verb
grinen
- to grin
- to grimace
- to cry, to weep
- to grunt (of a pig or other animal)
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | grinen | |
| 3rd sg. past | grêen | |
| 3rd pl. past | grēnen | |
| Past participle | gegrēnen | |
| Infinitive | grinen | |
| In genitive | grinens | |
| In dative | grinene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | grine | grêen |
| 2nd singular | grijns, grines | grēens, grēnes |
| 3rd singular | grijnt, grinet | grêen |
| 1st plural | grinen | grēnen |
| 2nd plural | grijnt, grinet | grēent, grēnet |
| 3rd plural | grinen | grēnen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | grine | grēne |
| 2nd singular | grijns, grines | grēnes |
| 3rd singular | grine | grēne |
| 1st plural | grinen | grēnen |
| 2nd plural | grijnt, grinet | grēnet |
| 3rd plural | grinen | grēnen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | grijn, grine | |
| Plural | grijnt, grinet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | grinende | gegrēnen |
Descendants
- Dutch: grijnen, grienen
Further reading
- “grinen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “grinen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
grinen (neuter grine, definite singular and plural grine)
- past participle of grina and grine
- whiny