grina

See also: grína

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• grinene

Noun

grina n

1. definite plural of grin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡriː.nɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Alternative forms

• grine (e- and split infinitives)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡriː.nɑ/

Verb

grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, supine grine, past participle grinen, present participle grinande, imperative grin)

1. to cry
2. to grimace
3. to have openings, not be tight

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriː.nɑ/

Noun

grina n

1. definite plural of grin

References

• “grina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːˌna/

Verb

grina (present grinar, preterite grinade, supine grinat, imperative grina)

1. (somewhat childish or regional) to cry (weep)

   Synonym: gråta

   Olle började grina när Lisa slog honom

   Olle started crying when Lisa hit him

2. to grimace (contort the face, for example due to pain)

   grina illa ― grimace

3. to smile

   hångrina ― smile a mocking smile

   grina upp sig ― put on a (put-on) smile

4. (dialectal, chiefly Scania and Finland) to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of grina (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	grina		—
supine	grinat		—
imperative	grina		—
imper. plural1	grinen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	grinar	grinade	—	—
ind. plural1	grina	grinade	—	—
subjunctive2	grine	grinade	—	—
present participle		grinande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• grinig

See also

• böla
• fälla tårar
• lipa
• tjuta
• yla

References

• grina in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• grina in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• ringa