agrisan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną, related to causative verb Old English grēosan and Old English gryre. Cognate with German grausen. More at grisly and gruesome.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈɡriː.sɑn/, [ɑːˈɡriː.zɑn]

Verb

āgrīsan

  1. (intransitive) to shudder, to feel horror, to dread, to quake

Conjugation
Conjugation of āgrīsan (strong class 1)
infinitive āgrīsan āgrīsenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āgrīse āgrās
second person singular āgrīst āgrise
third person singular āgrīst āgrās
plural āgrīsaþ āgrison
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āgrīse āgrise
plural āgrīsen āgrisen
imperative
singular āgrīs
plural āgrīsaþ
participle present past
āgrīsende āgrisen
  • grisla, ongrisla (“horror”)
  • gryre (“horror”)
  • grēosan (“to frighten”)
  • āgrisenlīc, ongrislīc (“grisly”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: agrīsen

Spanish

Verb

agrisan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of agrisar
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