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grasen

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See also: gräsen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German grasen, from Old High German grasōn, from Proto-West Germanic *grasōn, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʁaːzn̩/
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Verb

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grasen (weak, third-person singular present grast, past tense graste, past participle gegrast, auxiliary haben)

  1. to graze
    Synonym: weiden
    Ein Schaf grast, zwei schauen sich um
    One sheep grazes, two others look around.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • grasen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • grasen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • grasen” in Duden online

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English grasian, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną; equivalent to gras +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grasen

  1. To graze; to consume grass.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of grasen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) grasen, grase
present tense past tense
1st-person singular grase grased
2nd-person singular grasest grasedest
3rd-person singular graseth grased
subjunctive singular grase
imperative singular
plural1 grasen, grase graseden, grasede
imperative plural graseth, grase
participles grasynge, grasende grased, ygrased

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: graze

References

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