grinen

Danish

Etymology

From grine (“to laugh”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡriːnə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁiːnə], [ˈɡ̊ʁiːn̩]

Noun

grinen c

  1. laughing (the action of the verb to laugh)
  2. grinning
  3. sneering

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Verb

grinen

  1. to grin
  2. to grimace
  3. to cry, to weep
  4. 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)

  1. past participle of grina and grine
  2. whiny
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