grǿta

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• grœta

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

grǿta (past indicative grǿtti, past participle grǿttr)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of grǿta — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	grǿta
present participle	grǿtandi
past participle	grǿttr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿti	grǿtta
2nd-person singular	grǿtir	grǿttir
3rd-person singular	grǿtir	grǿtti
1st-person plural	grǿtum	grǿttum
2nd-person plural	grǿtið	grǿttuð
3rd-person plural	grǿta	grǿttu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿta	grǿtta
2nd-person singular	grǿtir	grǿttir
3rd-person singular	grǿti	grǿtti
1st-person plural	grǿtim	grǿttim
2nd-person plural	grǿtið	grǿttið
3rd-person plural	grǿti	grǿtti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	grǿt, grǿti
1st-person plural	grǿtum
2nd-person plural	grǿtið

Conjugation of grǿta — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	grǿtask
present participle	grǿtandisk
past participle	grǿzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿtumk	grǿttumk
2nd-person singular	grǿtisk	grǿttisk
3rd-person singular	grǿtisk	grǿttisk
1st-person plural	grǿtumsk	grǿttumsk
2nd-person plural	grǿtizk	grǿttuzk
3rd-person plural	grǿtask	grǿttusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿtumk	grǿttumk
2nd-person singular	grǿtisk	grǿttisk
3rd-person singular	grǿtisk	grǿttisk
1st-person plural	grǿtimsk	grǿttimsk
2nd-person plural	grǿtizk	grǿttizk
3rd-person plural	grǿtisk	grǿttisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	grǿzk, grǿtisk
1st-person plural	grǿtumsk
2nd-person plural	grǿtizk

Derived terms

• grǿtir (“one who makes someone weep”)

Related terms

• gráta (“to cry, weep”)
• grátr (“weeping, lamentation”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: græta
• Faroese: grøta
• Old Swedish: grøta