gnornian

Old English

Alternative forms

• gnornan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnuʀnōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡnor.ni.ɑn/, [ˈɡnorˠ.ni.ɑn]

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	gnornienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	gnorniġe	gnornode
second person singular	gnornast	gnornodest
third person singular	gnornaþ	gnornode
plural	gnorniaþ	gnornodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	gnorniġe	gnornode
plural	gnorniġen	gnornoden
imperative
singular	gnorna
plural	gnorniaþ
participle	present	past
	gnorniende	(ġe)gnornod

Derived terms

• begnornian

Related terms

• gnorn
• gnyrn

Descendants

• Middle English: nornen, nurnen
  • English: norn

See also

• grornian