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Old English · verb

grisan

Normalised grīsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈɡriː.sɑn/
[ˈɡriː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡriː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
grisequakeshudderdreadhorror

Meaning

  1. to shudder, to feel horror, to dread, to quake

Conjugation

Conjugation of grisan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grīsegrās
2nd singular grīstgrise
3rd singular grīstgrās
Plural grīsaþgrison
Subjunctive
Singular grīsegrise
Plural grīsengrisen
Non-finite forms of grisan
Form
Infinitive grīsan
Inflected infinitive grīsenne
Imperative singular grīs
Imperative plural grīsaþ
Present participle grīsende
Past participle grisenġegrisen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną, related to causative verb Old English grēosan and Old English gryre. Cognate with German grausen. More at grisly and gruesome.

Descendants

grise

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