Old English · verb

grætan

Normalised grǣtan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ˈɡræː.tɑn/
Syllables: ˈɡræː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: greet weep deplore cry

Meaning

to weep, cry
to bemoan, lament, bewail
to deplore

Conjugation

Conjugation of grætan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	grǣte	grēt
2nd singular	grǣtst	grēte
3rd singular	grǣtt grǣt	grēt
Plural	grǣtaþ	grēton
Subjunctive
Singular	grǣte	grēte
Plural	grǣten	grēten

Non-finite forms of grætan
	Form
Infinitive	grǣtan
Inflected infinitive	grǣtenne
Imperative singular	grǣt
Imperative plural	grǣtaþ
Present participle	grǣtende
Past participle	grǣten ġegrǣten

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grātan, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną (“to weep, moan, lament”). Akin to Middle High German grāȥen, Old Norse gráta (“to groan, weep”), Gothic (grētan). Compare also Old English grēotan (“to weep, lament”).

Descendants

greet

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