gny

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See also: gný

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish gnȳ. Original sense likely "rub" or "scrape". Cognate of Icelandic gnýr, gnýja, Danish gny.

Verb

gny (present gnyr, preterite gnydde, supine gnytt, imperative gny)

  1. to whimper, to wail, to whine
    Synonym: jämra
    Hunden hade fått en sticka i nosen och gnydde
    The dog had gotten a splinter in its nose and was whimpering

Conjugation

Conjugation of gny (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gny gnys
Supine gnytt gnytts
Imperative gny —
Imper. plural1 gnyn —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gnyr gnydde gnys gnyddes
Ind. plural1 gny gnydde gnys gnyddes
Subjunctive2 gny gnydde gnys gnyddes
Participles
Present participle gnyende
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

gny n

  1. whimper, whine

Declension

Declension of gny 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative gny gnyet — —
Genitive gnys gnyets — —

References

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