grunnettan – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of grunnettan

Infinitive

grunnettan
grunnettenne

Participles

Presentgrunnettende
Past(ġe)grunneted; (ġe)grunnett; (ġe)grunnet

Indicative

Present

1st sing.grunnette
2nd sing.grunnetst
3rd sing.grunnett; grunnet
1st plur.grunnettaþ
2nd plur.grunnettaþ
3rd plur.grunnettaþ

Past

1st sing.grunnette
2nd sing.grunnettest
3rd sing.grunnette
1st plur.grunnetton
2nd plur.grunnetton
3rd plur.grunnetton

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.grunnette
2nd sing.grunnette
3rd sing.grunnette
1st plur.grunnetten
2nd plur.grunnetten
3rd plur.grunnetten

Past

1st sing.grunnette
2nd sing.grunnette
3rd sing.grunnette
1st plur.grunnetten
2nd plur.grunnetten
3rd plur.grunnetten

Imperative

Singulargrunnete
Pluralgrunnettaþ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”). Related to Old High German grunnezzen (German grunzen), Old Norse *grynta (Swedish grymta). Equivalent to grunnian + -ettan. See: Proto-Germanic '*grunnatjaną', German, old spelling 'grunzen', Swedish 'grymta'.

Verbs referencing "grunnettan"

English grunt, Middle English grunten.

Sample Sentences

  • Hwæt grunnetst þū swā? Eart þū ġīet mēðu? (Why are you grunting like that? Are you still tired?)

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of grunnettan