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Old English · verb

granian

Normalised grānian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈɡrɑː.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡrɑː · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
groanmurmur

Meaning

  1. to groan

  2. to murmur

  3. to lament

Conjugation

Conjugation of granian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grāniġegrānode
2nd singular grānastgrānodest
3rd singular grānaþgrānode
Plural grāniaþgrānodon
Subjunctive
Singular grāniġegrānode
Plural grāniġengrānoden
Non-finite forms of granian
Form
Infinitive grānian
Inflected infinitive grānienne
Imperative singular grāna
Imperative plural grāniaþ
Present participle grāniende
Past participle grānodġegrānod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).

Descendants

groan

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