greven

English

Etymology

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Noun

greven (uncountable)

1. Cracklings from rendered chicken fat
   • 1974, Calvin Trillin, "Mao and Me", TWA Ambassador

     a plate of chopped liver with schmaltz and chopped onion and chopped radish and greven (cracklings from rendered chicken fat)

See also

• gribenes

References

• greven at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• venger

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Danish

Noun

greven c

1. definite singular of greve

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• grevien, grewen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French grever, from Latin gravō, gravāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːvən/

Verb

greven

1. to grieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of greven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) greven, greve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	greve	greved
2nd-person singular	grevest	grevedest
3rd-person singular	greveth	greved
subjunctive singular	greve
imperative singular		—
plural1	greven, greve	greveden, grevede
imperative plural	greveth, greve	—
participles	grevynge, grevende	greved, ygreved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: grieve
• Yola: grieefeth (3rd s.g)

References

• “grẹ̄ven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

greven m

1. definite singular of greve

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

greven m

1. definite singular of greve

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Swedish

Noun

greven

1. definite singular of greve.