From Middle High German grüezen, from Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (“to make cry; to scold; to address something or someone”). Cognate with German grüßen, English greet.
grüusan (third-person singular present indicative grüust, past participle gagrüust, auxiliary haban)
infinitive | grüusan | ||||
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present participle | grüusanten | ||||
past participle | gagrüust | ||||
auxiliary | haban | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich grüuse | bar grüusan | i | ich grüuse | bar grüusan |
du grüusst | iart grüust | du grüusst | iart grüust | ||
ear grüust | ze grüusnt | ear grüuse | ze grüusan | ||
preterite (composed) |
ich han gagrüust | bar haban gagrüust | ii | ich grüuste | bar grüustan |
du hast gagrüust | iart habet gagrüust | du grüustest | iart grüustet | ||
ear hat gagrüust | ze habent gagrüust | ear grüuste | ze grüustan | ||
imperative | — | grüusbar | |||
grüus (du) | grüust (iart) | ||||
grüuse (ear) | grüusan (ze) |