græde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gráta (“cry”), from Proto-Germanic *grētaną, cognate with Norwegian gråte, Swedish gråta, and Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (grētan). From Frankish *grātan, the verb was borrowed to French regretter (whence English regret). The Danish form has generalized the vocalism of the preterit (cf. Old Norse grét) and the present (cf. Old Norse grætr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡraːðə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁæːðð̩], [ˈɡ̊ʁɑ̈ːðð̩]

Verb

græde (imperative græd, infinitive at græde, present tense græder, past tense græd, perfect tense har grædt)

1. (transitive) cry, weep

Conjugation

Inflection of græde

	present	past
simple	græder	græd
perfect	har grædt	havde grædt
passive	grædes	—
participle	grædende	grædt
imperative	græd	—
infinitive	græde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	græden	—

Synonyms

• flæbe (pejorative), tude (pejorative), vræle (“cry loudly”) (pejorative)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡræː.de/

Verb

grǣde

1. inflection of grǣdan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive