Reconstruction:Old Saxon/grinan

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Verb

*grīnan

1. to snarl, to grin

Conjugation

Conjugation of *grīnan (strong class 1)

infinitive	*grīnan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	*grīnu	*grēn
2nd person singular	*grīnis	*grini
3rd person singular	*grīnid	*grēn
plural	*grīnad	*grinun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*grīne	*grini
2nd person singular	*grīnes	*grinis
3rd person singular	*grīne	*grini
plural	*grīnen	*grinin
imperative	present
singular	*grīn
plural	*grīnad
participle	present	past
	*grīnandi	*gigrinan, *grinan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: grînen
  • Low German: grienen
    • → German: grienen
  • → Dutch: grienen