Participles
| Present | grētende |
| Past | (ġe)grēted; (ġe)grēten |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | grēte |
| 2nd sing. | grētest; grētst |
| 3rd sing. | grēteþ; grētt; grēt |
| 1st plur. | grētaþ |
| 2nd plur. | grētaþ |
| 3rd plur. | grētaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | grētte; grēt |
| 2nd sing. | grēttest; grēte |
| 3rd sing. | grētte; grēt |
| 1st plur. | grētton; grēton |
| 2nd plur. | grētton; grēton |
| 3rd plur. | grētton; grēton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | grēte |
| 2nd sing. | grēte |
| 3rd sing. | grēte |
| 1st plur. | grēten |
| 2nd plur. | grēten |
| 3rd plur. | grēten |
Past
| 1st sing. | grētte; grēte |
| 2nd sing. | grētte; grēte |
| 3rd sing. | grētte; grēte |
| 1st plur. | grētten; grēten |
| 2nd plur. | grētten; grēten |
| 3rd plur. | grētten; grēten |
Imperative
| Singular | grēt |
| Plural | grētaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'gretan'
gretan,
Verbs similar to 'gretan'
fretan,
geetan,
gietan,
grætan,
greotan,
ametan,
begretan,
betan,
breatan,
brecan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*grōtijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
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grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
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seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ. (when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
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greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
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comrades of men. They often swim away.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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