gravan

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

gravan

1. accusative singular of grava

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *graban.

Verb

gravan

1. to dig

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: grāven
  • Dutch: graven
    • Afrikaans: graaf
    • Jersey Dutch: xrâve
    • Negerhollands: graav, graev
  • Limburgish: grave

Further reading

• “gravan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• graƀan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *graban.

Verb

gravan

1. to dig

Conjugation

Conjugation of gravan (strong class 6)

infinitive	gravan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	gravu	grōf
2nd person singular	grevis	grōvi
3rd person singular	grevid	grōf
plural	gravad	grōvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	grave	grōvi
2nd person singular	graves	grōvis
3rd person singular	grave	grōvi
plural	graven	grōvin
imperative	present
singular	graf
plural	gravad
participle	present	past
	gravandi	gigravan, gravan

Derived terms

• bigravan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: graven, grāven
  • German Low German: graven
  • → West Frisian: grave

Spanish

Verb

gravan

1. third-person plural present indicative of gravar