grawon
Old Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *grāwēn. Equivalent to grāo (“grey”) + -on.
Verb
[edit]grāwon
- to be grey
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of grāwon (weak class 2)
| infinitive | grāwon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | grāwo, grāwon | grāwoda |
| 2nd person singular | grāwos, grāwost | grāwodos |
| 3rd person singular | grāwot | grāwoda |
| 1st person plural | grāwon | grāwodun |
| 2nd person plural | grāwot | grāwodut |
| 3rd person plural | grāwont | grāwodun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | grāwo | grāwodi |
| 2nd person singular | grāwos, grāwost | grāwodis |
| 3rd person singular | grāwo | grāwodi |
| 1st person plural | grāwon | grāwodin |
| 2nd person plural | grāwot | grāwodit |
| 3rd person plural | grāwon | grāwodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | grāwo | |
| plural | grāwot | |
| participle | present | past |
| grāwondi | grāwot, gigrāwot | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle Dutch: grauwen
Further reading
[edit]- “grāon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012