grienen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -inən

Verb

grienen

1. to sob, to weep

Inflection

Conjugation of grienen (weak)
infinitive	grienen
past singular	griende
past participle	gegriend
infinitive	grienen
gerund	grienen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grien	griende
2nd person sing. (jij)	grient	griende
2nd person sing. (u)	grient	griende
2nd person sing. (gij)	grient	griende
3rd person singular	grient	griende
plural	grienen	grienden
subjunctive sing.1	griene	griende
subjunctive plur.1	grienen	grienden
imperative sing.	grien
imperative plur.1	grient
participles	grienend	gegriend
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• huilen

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German

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German grīnen. Low German form of greinen (“to sob, to weep”), which originally meant to “twist one′s mouth (either in joy or sadness)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁiːnən/, [ˈɡʁiːnən], [ˈɡʁiːnn̩]

Verb

1. (regional, chiefly Northern Germany) to grin; to smirk (often maliciously)

Synonyms

• grinsen (the normal word)

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German Low German

Etymology

Origin uncertain, related to English grin, Dutch grijnzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːnən/

Verb

grienen (past singular grien, past participle grient, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to smile

Conjugation

Conjugation of grienen (weak verb)

infinitive	grienen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	grien	grien
2nd person singular	griens(t)	griens(t)
3rd person singular	grien(t)	grien
plural	grient, grienen	grienen
imperative	present	—
singular	grien(e)
plural	grient
participle	present	past
	grienen	(e)grient, gegrient
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

• grifflachen
• smielen
• smuustergrienen
• smuusterlachen
• smuustern
• smüüstern

Derived terms

• smuustergrienen

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West Frisian

Noun

grienen

1. plural of grien