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grens

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grens

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gren

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch grens, from Middle Low German grense, grenitse and/or German Grenze, both ultimately from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica.

Noun

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grens (plural grense)

  1. border, frontier
  2. limit

Etymology 2

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From Dutch grenzen.

Verb

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grens (present grens, present participle grensende, past participle gegrens)

  1. (intransitive) to border

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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grens (present grens, present participle grensende, past participle gegrens)

  1. to wail, to weep

Danish

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grens c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of gren

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣrɛns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: grens
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Etymology 1

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Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle Low German grense, grenitse and/or German Grenze, both ultimately from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica.

Noun

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grens f (plural grenzen, diminutive grensje n)

  1. physical, territorial border, frontier
  2. boundary, limit, threshold
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  • Afrikaans: grens

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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grens

  1. inflection of grenzen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

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grens

  1. imperative of grense

Swedish

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grens

  1. indefinite genitive singular of gren

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Noun

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grens

  1. nominative plural of gren
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