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Old English · verb

gryntan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈɡryn.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡryn · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
smilegrindteeth

Meaning

  1. to grind with the teeth

  2. to show the teeth; smile

Conjugation

Conjugation of gryntan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gryntegrynte
2nd singular gryntestgrynstgryntstgryntest
3rd singular grynteþgryntgrynte
Plural gryntaþgrynton
Subjunctive
Singular gryntegrynte
Plural gryntengrynten
Non-finite forms of gryntan
Form
Infinitive gryntan
Inflected infinitive gryntenne
Imperative singular grynt
Imperative plural gryntaþ
Present participle gryntende
Past participle gryntedġegrynted

All forms (14)

Etymology

From earlier *grynnettan, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnittjan, from Proto-Germanic *grunnitjaną.

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