grǿða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”).

Verb

grǿða (singular past indicative grǿddi, plural past indicative grǿddu, past participle grǿddr)

1. (transitive) to make (land) grown with plants
2. (transitive) to implant
3. (transitive) to heal
4. (transitive, intransitive) to profit, to make (money)

Conjugation

Conjugation of grǿða — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	grǿða
present participle	grǿðandi
past participle	grǿddr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿði	grǿdda
2nd-person singular	grǿðir	grǿddir
3rd-person singular	grǿðir	grǿddi
1st-person plural	grǿðum	grǿddum
2nd-person plural	grǿðið	grǿdduð
3rd-person plural	grǿða	grǿddu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿða	grǿdda
2nd-person singular	grǿðir	grǿddir
3rd-person singular	grǿði	grǿddi
1st-person plural	grǿðim	grǿddim
2nd-person plural	grǿðið	grǿddið
3rd-person plural	grǿði	grǿddi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	grǿð, grǿði
1st-person plural	grǿðum
2nd-person plural	grǿðið

Conjugation of grǿða — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	grǿðask
present participle	grǿðandisk
past participle	grǿðzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿðumk	grǿddumk
2nd-person singular	grǿðisk	grǿddisk
3rd-person singular	grǿðisk	grǿddisk
1st-person plural	grǿðumsk	grǿddumsk
2nd-person plural	grǿðizk	grǿdduzk
3rd-person plural	grǿðask	grǿddusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	grǿðumk	grǿddumk
2nd-person singular	grǿðisk	grǿddisk
3rd-person singular	grǿðisk	grǿddisk
1st-person plural	grǿðimsk	grǿddimsk
2nd-person plural	grǿðizk	grǿddizk
3rd-person plural	grǿðisk	grǿddisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	grǿðsk, grǿðisk
1st-person plural	grǿðumsk
2nd-person plural	grǿðizk

Related terms

• gróa

Descendants

• Icelandic: græða
• Faroese: grøða
• Norwegian: grøde
• Old Swedish: grø̄þa
  • Swedish: gröda
• Old Danish: grøthæ
  • Danish: grøde