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Old English · verb

greosan

Normalised grēosan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈɡre͜oː.sɑn/
[ˈɡre͜oː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡre͜oː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
scare

Meaning

  1. to frighten, scare

Conjugation

Conjugation of greosan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grēosegrēas
2nd singular grīestgrure
3rd singular grīestgrēas
Plural grēosaþgruron
Subjunctive
Singular grēosegrure
Plural grēosengruren
Non-finite forms of greosan
Form
Infinitive grēosan
Inflected infinitive grēosenne
Imperative singular grēos
Imperative plural grēosaþ
Present participle grēosende
Past participle grorenġegroren

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *greusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰréws-e-. Related to Old Saxon gruri (“fright”).

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