From Proto-West Germanic *grātan, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną (“to weep, moan, lament”).
Akin to Middle High German grāzen, Old Norse gráta (“to groan, weep”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (grētan). Compare also Old English grēotan (“to weep, lament”).
grǣtan (West Saxon)
infinitive | grǣtan | grǣtenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | grǣte | grēt |
second person singular | grǣtst | grēte |
third person singular | grǣtt, grǣt | grēt |
plural | grǣtaþ | grēton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | grǣte | grēte |
plural | grǣten | grēten |
imperative | ||
singular | grǣt | |
plural | grǣtaþ | |
participle | present | past |
grǣtende | (ġe)grǣten |