griellan

Old English

Alternative forms

• grillan, grellan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *graljaną, *gruljaną (“to shout, provoke”). Akin to Middle Low German grellen (“to irritate”), Middle High German grellen, grillen, Dutch grillen (“to irritate, be grievous to”), Icelandic grellskapr (“spite”), German grollen (“to rumble, grumble”), Groll (“rancour, grudge”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡri͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈɡri͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

griellan (West Saxon)

1. to annoy, provoke
2. to offend
3. to gnash one's teeth (at)

Conjugation

Conjugation of griellan (weak class 1)

infinitive	griellan	griellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	grielle	grielede
second person singular	grielest	grieledest
third person singular	grieleþ	grielede
plural	griellaþ	grieledon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	grielle	grielede
plural	griellen	grieleden
imperative
singular	griele
plural	griellaþ
participle	present	past
	griellende	(ġe)grieled

Synonyms

• grillian