grøta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse grǿta, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. Causative of gráta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾøːʰta/

  Rhymes: -øːʰta

  Homophone: grøtað

Verb

grøta (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative grøtti, grøtaði, third person plural past indicative grøttu, grøtaðu, supine grøtt, grøtað)

1. to make (someone) cry, drive to tears

Conjugation

Conjugation of grøta (group v-2)
infinitive	grøta
supine	grøtt
participle (a39)1	grøtandi	grøttur
	present	past
first singular	grøti	grøtti
second singular	grøtir	grøtti
third singular	grøtir	grøtti
plural	grøta	grøttu
	imperative
singular	grøt!
plural	grøtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Conjugation of grøta (group v-30)
infinitive	grøta
supine	grøtað
participle (a6)1	grøtandi	grøtaður
	present	past
first singular	grøti	grøtaði
second singular	grøtar	grøtaði
third singular	grøtar	grøtaði
plural	grøta	grøtaðu
	imperative
singular	grøta!
plural	grøtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grǿta, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrøːtɑ/

Verb

grø̄ta

1. to cause to weep

Conjugation

Conjugation of grø̄ta (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	grø̄ta			—
participle	grø̄tandi, grø̄tande			grø̄tter
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	grø̄tir	grø̄ti, grø̄te	—	grø̄tti, grø̄tte	grø̄tti, grø̄tte
þū	grø̄tir	grø̄ti, grø̄te	grø̄t	grø̄tti, grø̄tte	grø̄tti, grø̄tte
han	grø̄tir	grø̄ti, grø̄te	—	grø̄tti, grø̄tte	grø̄tti, grø̄tte
vīr	grø̄tum, grø̄tom	grø̄tum, grø̄tom	grø̄tum, grø̄tom	grø̄ttum, grø̄ttom	grø̄ttum, grø̄ttom
īr	grø̄tin	grø̄tin	grø̄tin	grø̄ttin	grø̄ttin
þēr	grø̄ta	grø̄tin	—	grø̄ttu, grø̄tto	grø̄ttin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	grø̄tis	grø̄tis, grø̄tes	—	grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes	grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes
þū	grø̄tis	grø̄tis, grø̄tes	—	grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes	grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes
han	grø̄tis	grø̄tis, grø̄tes	—	grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes	grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes
vīr	grø̄tums, grø̄toms	grø̄tums, grø̄toms	—	grø̄ttums, grø̄ttoms	grø̄ttums, grø̄ttoms
īr	grø̄tins	grø̄tins	—	grø̄ttins	grø̄ttins
þēr	grø̄tas	grø̄tins	—	grø̄ttus, grø̄ttos	grø̄ttins

References

• gröta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L