greet – Scots verb conjugation

Scots verb forms of greet

Infinitive

greet

Participles

Presentgreetin
Pastgrutten

Present

greets

Past

grat; grettit

Verbs conjugated like greet

greet,

Etymology

From a blend of two Old English verbs, grētan (cognate with Swedish gråta', Danish græde) and grēotan (of uncertain ultimate origin), both ‘weep, lament’. See: Swedish 'gråta'.

Translations

  • cry, intransitive: to weep