eldertongue

Old English · verb

gnornian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈɡnor.ni.ɑn/
[ˈɡnorˠ.ni.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡnor · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
expressdiscontentfeelmourn

Meaning

  1. To grieve, mourn or lament; to feel or express grief

    Yldo him on fareð, onsȳn blācað, gomelfeax gnornað, wāt his iūwine, æþelinga bearn, eorþan forġiefene.

    The oldhood comes to him, face turns white, the old-haired mourns, knows his yore-friends, the children of men, are given to earth.

    10th century, The Seafarer:
  2. To complain or murmur; to express discontent

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnornian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gnorniġegnornode
2nd singular gnornastgnornodest
3rd singular gnornaþgnornode
Plural gnorniaþgnornodon
Subjunctive
Singular gnorniġegnornode
Plural gnorniġengnornoden
Non-finite forms of gnornian
Form
Infinitive gnornian
Inflected infinitive gnornienne
Imperative singular gnorna
Imperative plural gnorniaþ
Present participle gnorniende
Past participle gnornodġegnornod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnoʀnōn.

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