grunnettan

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”). Related to Old High German grunnezzen (German grunzen), Old Norse *grynta (Swedish grymta). Equivalent to grunnian +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrun.net.tɑn/

Verb

grunnettan

1. to grunt

   Hwæt grunnetst þū swā? Eart þū ġīet mēðu?

   Why are you grunting like that? Are you still tired?

Conjugation

Conjugation of grunnettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	grunnettan	grunnettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	grunnette	grunnette
second person singular	grunnetst	grunnettest
third person singular	grunnett, grunnet	grunnette
plural	grunnettaþ	grunnetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	grunnette	grunnette
plural	grunnetten	grunnetten
imperative
singular	grunnete
plural	grunnettaþ
participle	present	past
	grunnettende	(ġe)grunneted, (ġe)grunnett, (ġe)grunnet

Synonyms

• grunnian

Descendants

• Middle English: grunten, gronte, gronten, grunt, grunte, grunton
  • English: grunt
  • Scots: grunt