grind

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Faroese 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Noun 3.1.1.1 Declension 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Noun 3.2.1.1 Declension 4 Icelandic 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Derived terms 5.2.2 References 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English grindan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'gɻaɪnd/,  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aɪnd

[edit] Verb

to grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past ground, past participle ground or archaic grounden)

1. To make smaller by breaking with a device.
2. To rotate the hips suggestively.
3. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
4. (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
5. (video games) To repeat a task in a MMORPG or role-playing video game in order to gain levels or items.
6. (slang, Hawaii) To eat.

   Eh, brah, let's go grind.

[edit] Usage notes

• Often conjugated as a weak verb in sports parlance.

[edit] Derived terms

• bump and grind

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

grind (plural grinds)

1. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

   This bag contains espresso grind.

2. A tedious task.

   This homework is a grind.

3. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

grind n.

1. (geology) gravel

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

grind f.

1. framework
2. grille

[edit] Declension

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 (1) above) in the sea, because they swim 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.

1. school of grindahvalur (pilot whales)
2. tvøst (meat) and spik (blubber) of the pilot whales
3. the act of pilot whaling, grindadráp
4. unexpected meal

[edit] Declension

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

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [krɪnt]

  Rhymes: -ɪnt

[edit] Noun

grind f. (genitive singular grindar, plural grindur)

1. framework
2. pilotwhales- Grindavík is a place on the South of the Reykjanes peninsula where whales are likely/easily grounded.

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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)

1. hinged gate across road or path where it is intersected by a fence.
2. framework
3. grille

[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

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

grind c.

Inflection for grind	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grind	grinden	grindar	grindarna
Genitive	grinds	grindens	grindars	grindarnas

1. gate; door-like structure outside a building
2. (computing) gate; logical pathway