grøta

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse grǿta, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną. Causative of gráta.

Pronunciation

Verb

grøta (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative grøtti, grøtaði, third person plural past indicative grøttu, grøtaðu, supine grøtt, grøtað)

  1. to make (someone) cry, drive to tears

Conjugation

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Conjugation of grøta (group v-2)
infinitive grøta
supine grøtt
participle (a39)1 grøtandi grøttur
present past
first singular grøti grøtti
second singular grøtir grøtti
third singular grøtir grøtti
plural grøta grøttu
imperative
singular grøt!
plural grøtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of grøta (group v-30)
infinitive grøta
supine grøtað
participle (a6)1 grøtandi grøtaður
present past
first singular grøti grøtaði
second singular grøtar grøtaði
third singular grøtar grøtaði
plural grøta grøtaðu
imperative
singular grøta!
plural grøtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grǿta, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

grø̄ta

  1. to cause to weep

Conjugation

Conjugation of grø̄ta (weak)
present past
infinitive grø̄ta —
participle grø̄tandi, grø̄tande grø̄tter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk grø̄tir grø̄ti, grø̄te —   grø̄tti, grø̄tte grø̄tti, grø̄tte
þū grø̄tir grø̄ti, grø̄te grø̄t grø̄tti, grø̄tte grø̄tti, grø̄tte
han grø̄tir grø̄ti, grø̄te —   grø̄tti, grø̄tte grø̄tti, grø̄tte
vīr grø̄tum, grø̄tom grø̄tum, grø̄tom grø̄tum, grø̄tom grø̄ttum, grø̄ttom grø̄ttum, grø̄ttom
īr grø̄tin grø̄tin grø̄tin grø̄ttin grø̄ttin
þēr grø̄ta grø̄tin —   grø̄ttu, grø̄tto grø̄ttin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk grø̄tis grø̄tis, grø̄tes —   grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes
þū grø̄tis grø̄tis, grø̄tes —   grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes
han grø̄tis grø̄tis, grø̄tes —   grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes grø̄ttis, grø̄ttes
vīr grø̄tums, grø̄toms grø̄tums, grø̄toms —   grø̄ttums, grø̄ttoms grø̄ttums, grø̄ttoms
īr grø̄tins grø̄tins —   grø̄ttins grø̄ttins
þēr grø̄tas grø̄tins —   grø̄ttus, grø̄ttos grø̄ttins

References

  • gröta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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