grina

See also: grína

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• grinene

Noun

grina n

1. definite plural of grin

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡriːnɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grína.

Alternative forms

• grine

Verb

grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, past participle grine, present participle grinande, imperative grin)

1. to cry
2. to grimace
3. to have openings, not be tight

Etymology 2

Noun

grina n

1. definite plural of grin

References

• “grina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːˌna/

Verb

grina (present grinar, preterite grinade, supine grinat, imperative grina)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) to weep, to cry, to cry too much or for the wrong reason
2. (dialectal, chiefly in Skåne and Finland) to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of grina (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	grina		—
Supine	grinat		—
Imperative	grina		—
Imper. plural1	grinen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	grinar	grinade	—	—
Ind. plural1	grina	grinade	—	—
Subjunctive2	grine	grinade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	grinande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (to cry): gråta,
• (to cry in a bad way): lipa
• (to cry in a bad way, to wail): ,

Anagrams

• ringa