Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grǿta, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. Causative of gráta.

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grøta (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative grøtti, grøtaði, third person plural past indicative grøttu, grøtaðu, supine grøtt, grøtað)

  1. to make (someone) cry, drive to tears

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Conjugation of grøta (group v-2)
infinitive grøta
supine grøtt
participle (a39)1 grøtandi grøttur
present past
first singular grøti grøtti
second singular grøtir grøtti
third singular grøtir grøtti
plural grøta grøttu
imperative
singular grøt!
plural grøtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of grøta (group v-30)
infinitive grøta
supine grøtað
participle (a6)1 grøtandi grøtaður
present past
first singular grøti grøtaði
second singular grøtar grøtaði
third singular grøtar grøtaði
plural grøta grøtaðu
imperative
singular grøta!
plural grøtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grǿta, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

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Verb

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grø̄ta

  1. to cause to weep

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References

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  • gröta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L