groynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gronye, grunny, growne, groun, gruynen, groignen, grunie, groyne

Etymology

From a mixture of Old French groignier, grougnier (from Latin grunniō) and Old English grunnian (from Proto-Germanic *grunnōną). Equivalent to groyn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrui̯nən/, /ˈɡruːnən/, /ˈɡrunən/

Verb

groynen

1. To mumble, growl or babble (often in complaint).
2. (of animals) To make a gnarling or groaning sound.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Conjugation

Conjugation of groynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) groynen, groyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	groyne	groyned
2nd-person singular	groynest	groynedest
3rd-person singular	groyneth	groyned
subjunctive singular	groyne
imperative singular		—
plural1	groynen, groyne	groyneden, groynede
imperative plural	groyneth, groyne	—
participles	groynynge, groynende	groyned, ygroyned

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

Descendants

• English: groin
• Scots: groin

References

• “groinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.