grinen

Danish

Etymology

From grine (“to laugh”) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːnə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁiːnə], [ˈɡ̊ʁiːn̩]

Noun

grinen c

1. laughing (the action of the verb to laugh)
2. grinning
3. sneering

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Verb

grinen

1. to grin
2. to grimace
3. to cry, to weep
4. to grunt (of a pig or other animal)

Inflection

Conjugation of grinen (strong class 1)

infinitive	base form	grinen
	genitive	grinens
	dative	grinene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		grine	grêen		grine	grēne
2nd person singular		grijns, grines	grēens, grēnes		grijns, grines	grēnes
3rd person singular		grijnt, grinet	grêen		grine	grēne
1st person plural		grinen	grēnen		grinen	grēnen
2nd person plural		grijnt, grinet	grēent, grēnet		grijnt, grinet	grēnet
3rd person plural		grinen	grēnen		grinen	grēnen
		imperative
singular		grijn, grine
plural		grijnt, grinet
		present	past
participle		grinende	gegrēnen

Descendants

• Dutch: grijnen, grienen

Further reading

• “grinen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “grinen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Participle

grinen (neuter grine, definite singular and plural grine)

1. past participle of grina and grine
2. whiny