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grienen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German grînen, from Old Saxon *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan (to snarl).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -inən

Verb

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grienen

  1. to sob, to weep

Conjugation

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Conjugation of grienen (weak)
infinitive grienen
past singular griende
past participle gegriend
infinitive grienen
gerund grienen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular grien griende
2nd person sing. (jij) grient, grien2 griende
2nd person sing. (u) grient griende
2nd person sing. (gij) grient griende
3rd person singular grient griende
plural grienen grienden
subjunctive sing.1 griene griende
subjunctive plur.1 grienen grienden
imperative sing. grien
imperative plur.1 grient
participles grienend gegriend
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Low German grienen from Middle Low German grīnen, the Low German form of greinen to sob, to weep, which originally meant to twist one′s mouth (either in joy or sadness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁiːnən/, [ˈɡʁiːnən], [ˈɡʁiːnn̩]
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Verb

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grienen (weak, third-person singular present grient, past tense griente, past participle gegrient, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, chiefly Northern Germany) to grin; to smirk (often maliciously)
    Synonym: (standard) grinsen
    • 1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf [] [The Warwolf]‎[1]:
      Er blieb stehen, zeigte mit dem Finger auf die Blume, die Harm im Munde hielt, griente und sagte: »Friggeblumen, wer die bricht, Junggeselle bleibt er länger nicht.«
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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German Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German grînen, from Old Saxon *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, related to English grin, Dutch grijnzen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grienen (past singular grien, past participle grient, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to smile

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Derived terms

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West Frisian

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Noun

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grienen

  1. plural of grien