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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English *gryntan, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnittjan.

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Verb edit

grinten (third-person singular simple present grinteth, present participle grintende, grintynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle grinted)

  1. To growl, grunt, roar.
  2. To groan, make a sound of fear or pain.
  3. To grind (one's teeth), gnash.

Descendants edit

  • English: grint (obsolete)