grinden

See also: Grinden

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English grind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑi̯ndə(n)/

Verb

grinden

1. (skateboarding) to grind
2. (dance) to grind (dance closely in a sexy way)

Inflection

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From grind (“gravel”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɪndə(n)/
• Rhymes: -ɪndən

Verb

grinden

1. (transitive) to cover with gravel

Inflection

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch grinden, from Old Dutch *grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną.

Pronunciation

• Like etymology 2 above.

Verb

grinden

1. (transitive, obsolete) to grind

Inflection

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 4

Probably a byform of (now also obsolete) grinnen. Alternatively it has been explained from etymology 3 through a theoretical intermediate “grind one's teeth”, but this seems far-fetched. The development of the d is easily explained from the inflections grin(d)t, grin(d)de, gegrind.

Pronunciation

• Like etymology 2 above.

Verb

grinden

1. (intransitive, obsolete) to grin (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Inflection

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• grienen
• grinniken
• grijnzen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• grinda

Noun

grinden m or f

1. definite masculine singular of grind

Swedish

Noun

grinden

1. definite singular of grind