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grantig

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Bavarian

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grantig

  1. grumpy, angry
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German

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Kluge and Pfeifer put forward a possible relation to greinen (to cry, whine).

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grantig (strong nominative masculine singular grantiger, comparative grantiger, superlative am grantigsten)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, informal) grumpy, angry
    Der grantige Mann erlaubt es den Kindern nicht, in seinem Garten Fußball zu spielen,
    The grumpy man doesn't allow the kids to play football in his garden.

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