grinen

Danish

Etymology

From grine (“to laugh”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːnə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁiːnə], [ˈɡ̊ʁiːn̩]

Noun

grinen c

1. laughing (the action of the verb to laugh)
2. grinning
3. sneering

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Verb

grinen

1. to grin
2. to grimace
3. to cry, to weep
4. to grunt (of a pig or other animal)

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	grinen
3rd sg. past	grêen
3rd pl. past	grēnen
Past participle	gegrēnen
Infinitive	grinen
In genitive	grinens
In dative	grinene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	grine	grêen
2nd singular	grijns, grines	grēens, grēnes
3rd singular	grijnt, grinet	grêen
1st plural	grinen	grēnen
2nd plural	grijnt, grinet	grēent, grēnet
3rd plural	grinen	grēnen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	grine	grēne
2nd singular	grijns, grines	grēnes
3rd singular	grine	grēne
1st plural	grinen	grēnen
2nd plural	grijnt, grinet	grēnet
3rd plural	grinen	grēnen
Imperative	Present
Singular	grijn, grine
Plural	grijnt, grinet
	Present	Past
Participle	grinende	gegrēnen

Descendants

• Dutch: grijnen, grienen

Further reading

• “grinen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “grinen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Participle

grinen (neuter grine, definite singular and plural grine)

1. past participle of grina and grine
2. whiny