gronen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English grānian, from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną, a derivative of *grīnaną (which didn't leave any descendants in Middle English).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gronen
- To groan; to make a groaning or moaning sound:
- To groan or cry due to birth pangs.
- To groan as an animal; to make beastly calls.
- To mumble, especially to protest (compare modern English moan in semantics).
- To develop or have an illness or disease.
- (rare) To pass away; to suffer from death.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gronen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “grōnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.