Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | griint |
| Past Participle | ggriint |
Auxiliary
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From Old High German grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to snarl, show teeth, growl”). Compare Luxembourgish gréngen (“to grizzle, cry”), German greinen (“to whine, moan”), Faroese grína (“to grin, laugh”), Swedish grina (“to weep, cry; to laugh”), Danish grine (“to laugh”). See: Old High German 'grīnan', Proto-Germanic '
*grīnaną', Luxembourgish '
gréngen', German, old spelling '
greinen', Faroese '
grína', Swedish '
grina', Danish '
grine'.
Sample Sentences