grind
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English grindan, cognate with Dutch grind 'gravel, shingel'.
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[edit] Verb
grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past ground, past participle ground or archaic grounden)
- To make smaller by breaking with a device.
- To rotate the hips suggestively.
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- (video games) To repeat a task in a MMORPG or role-playing video game in order to gain levels or items.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- Eh, brah, let's go grind.
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- Often conjugated as a weak verb in sports parlance.
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[edit] Noun
grind (plural grinds)
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- This bag contains espresso grind.
- A tedious task.
- This homework is a grind.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
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[edit] Dutch
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[edit] Etymology 1
Germanic, presumably from a hypothetic Middle Dutch form grinde, cognate with Anglo-saxon grindan (hence to grind, see above)
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grind n.
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[edit] Etymology 2
Germanic, perhaps from the above root as a crusty rash
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[edit] Noun
grind n.
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- schurft m. and f.
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- grindig (adjective)
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[edit] Faroese
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Norse grind (“grind”)
[edit] Noun
grind f.
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| f2 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | grind | grindin | grindir | grindirnar |
| Accusative | grind | grindina | grindir | grindirnar |
| Dative | grind | grindini | grindum | grindunum |
| Genitive | grindar | grindarinnar | grinda | grindanna |
[edit] Etymology 2
The term is a Faroese invention. A school of pilot whales reminds of a framework (see grind above) in the sea, by swimming very close to each other. The Faroese term was loaned in many other languages; compare German Grindwal, Danish grindehval or Dutch griend. More likely the word is related to the English word ground and refers to the whales frequently being grounded or easily driven onto ground.
[edit] Noun
grind f.
- A school of grindahvalur (pilot whales)
- The tvøst (meat) and spik (blubber) of the pilot whales
- The act of pilot whaling, grindadráp
- (figuratively) An unexpected meal
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| f2 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | grind | grindin | grindir | grindirnar |
| Accusative | grind | grindina | grindir | grindirnar |
| Dative | grind | grindini | grindum | grindunum |
| Genitive | grindar | grindarinnar | grinda | grindanna |
[edit] Icelandic
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[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
grind f. (genitive singular grindar, plural grindur)
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| f-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grind | grindin | grindur | grindurnar |
| accusative | grind | grindina | grindur | grindurnar |
| dative | grind | grindinni | grindum | grindunum |
| genitive | grindar | grindarinnar | grinda | grindanna |
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
grind f.
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- (pilot whale): grindahvalur, marsvín
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[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse grind
[edit] Noun
grind m. or f. (definite singular grinda/grinden; indefinite plural grinder; definite plural grindene)(Bokmål)
grind f. (definite singular grinda [grindi]; indefinite plural grinder; definite plural grindene)(Nynorsk)
[edit] Derived terms
- beingrind
- grindgjerde
- grindhval
- grindsag
- grindstolpe
- grindverk
- grindveving
- grindåpner
- husgrind
- lekegrind
- takgrind
[edit] References
- “grind” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- “grind” in The Ordnett Dictionary
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
grind c.
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English verbs
- en:Sports
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- English slang
- Hawaiian English
- English nouns
- English irregular verbs
- en:Coffee
- Dutch nouns
- nl:Geology
- English archaic terms
- nl:Pathology
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese nouns
- fo:Foods
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic nouns
- Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Swedish nouns
- sv:Computing