grynden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• grinden, grenden (late)

Etymology

From Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːndən/, /ˈɡrindən/

Verb

grynden

1. to grind

Conjugation

Conjugation of grynden (strong class 3)

infinitive	(to) grynden, grynde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	grynde	grond, ground
2nd-person singular	gryndest	grounde, grond, ground
3rd-person singular	gryndeth	grond, ground
subjunctive singular	grynde	grounde1
imperative singular		—
plural2	grynden, grynde	grounden, grounde
imperative plural	gryndeth, grynde	—
participles	gryndynge, gryndende	grounden, grounde, ygrounden, ygrounde

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: grind
• Scots: grynde, grynd, grind
• Yola: grieend, griende

References

• “grīnden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.