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Old English · verb

greotan

Normalised grēotan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈɡre͜oː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡre͜oː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
tearsweep

Meaning

  1. to weep, cry, shed tears

Conjugation

Conjugation of greotan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grēotegrēat
2nd singular grīetstgrute
3rd singular grīettgrīetgrēat
Plural grēotaþgruton
Subjunctive
Singular grēotegrute
Plural grēotengruten
Non-finite forms of greotan
Form
Infinitive grēotan
Inflected infinitive grēotenne
Imperative singular grēot
Imperative plural grēotaþ
Present participle grēotende
Past participle grotenġegroten

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *greutan, from Proto-Germanic *greutaną. See also grǣtan.

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