gnornian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • gnornan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gnurnōną. Cognate with Old Saxon gnornōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnorniɑn/

Verb

gnornian

  1. to feel grief; rue; regret; grieve; mourn; be sad; bewail; lament
  2. to feel or express discontent; murmur; complain

Conjugation
Conjugation of gnornian (weak class 2)
infinitive gnornian tō gnornienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular gnornie
gnorniġe		 gnornode
2nd-person singular gnornast gnornodest
3rd-person singular gnornaþ gnornode
plural gnorniaþ
gnorniġaþ		 gnornodon
subjunctive present past
singular gnornie
gnorniġe		 gnornode
plural gnornien
gnorniġen		 gnornoden
imperative
singular gnorna
plural gnorniaþ
gnorniġaþ
participle present past
gnorniende
gnorniġende		 (ġe)gnornod

Derived terms
  • begnornian
  • gnorn
  • gnyrn

Descendants
  • Middle English: nornen, nurnen

See also
  • grornian
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