gróa

See also: Gróa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gróa, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ouːa

Verb

gróa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative greri or gréri, supine gróið)

1. to grow
2. to heal

   Sárið grær ekki.

   The wound doesn't heal.

Usage notes

• One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and róa (“to row”).
• As with the other ri-verbs, the past tense greri was originally pronounced with an e sound but is today pronounced with a é sound. There are therefore two spelling variants used: greri and gréri. The Icelandic Ministry of Education considers both variants to be equally correct, but many speakers consider the original greri spelling to be the more correct one.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (grow): vaxa
• (heal): verða heill

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”). Cognate with Old English grōwan, Old Frisian grōwa, grōa, grōia, Old Dutch gruoien, Old High German gruoen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡroːɑ/

Verb

gróa (singular past indicative greri, plural past indicative greru, past participle gróinn)

1. to grow (of plants)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gróa — active (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)

infinitive	gróa
present participle	gróandi
past participle	gróinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	grœ	grera, grøra
2nd-person singular	grœr	grerir, grørir
3rd-person singular	grœr	greri, grøri
1st-person plural	gróm	grerum, grørum
2nd-person plural	gróið	greruð, grøruð
3rd-person plural	gróa	greru, grøru
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gróa	grera, grøra
2nd-person singular	gróir	grerir, grørir
3rd-person singular	grói	greri, grøri
1st-person plural	gróim	grerim, grørim
2nd-person plural	gróið	grerið, grørið
3rd-person plural	grói	greri, grøri
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gró
1st-person plural	gróm
2nd-person plural	gróið

Conjugation of gróa — mediopassive (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)

infinitive	gróask
present participle	gróandisk
past participle	gróizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	grómk	grerumk, grørumk
2nd-person singular	grœsk	grerisk, grørisk
3rd-person singular	grœsk	grerisk, grørisk
1st-person plural	grómsk	grerumsk, grørumsk
2nd-person plural	gróizk	greruzk, grøruzk
3rd-person plural	gróask	grerusk, grørusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	grómk	grerumk, grørumk
2nd-person singular	gróisk	grerisk, grørisk
3rd-person singular	gróisk	grerisk, grørisk
1st-person plural	gróimsk	grerimsk, grørimsk
2nd-person plural	gróizk	grerizk, grørizk
3rd-person plural	gróisk	grerisk, grørisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	grósk
1st-person plural	grómsk
2nd-person plural	gróizk

Descendants

• Danish: gro
• Faroese: gróa, grógva
• Icelandic: gróa
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gro
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gro
• Swedish: gro