grǿta

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

grǿta (past indicative grǿtti, past participle grǿttr)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of grǿta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive grǿta
present participle grǿtandi
past participle grǿttr
indicative present past
1st-person singular grǿti grǿtta
2nd-person singular grǿtir grǿttir
3rd-person singular grǿtir grǿtti
1st-person plural grǿtum grǿttum
2nd-person plural grǿtið grǿttuð
3rd-person plural grǿta grǿttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular grǿta grǿtta
2nd-person singular grǿtir grǿttir
3rd-person singular grǿti grǿtti
1st-person plural grǿtim grǿttim
2nd-person plural grǿtið grǿttið
3rd-person plural grǿti grǿtti
imperative present
2nd-person singular grǿt, grǿti
1st-person plural grǿtum
2nd-person plural grǿtið
Conjugation of grǿta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive grǿtask
present participle grǿtandisk
past participle grǿzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular grǿtumk grǿttumk
2nd-person singular grǿtisk grǿttisk
3rd-person singular grǿtisk grǿttisk
1st-person plural grǿtumsk grǿttumsk
2nd-person plural grǿtizk grǿttuzk
3rd-person plural grǿtask grǿttusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular grǿtumk grǿttumk
2nd-person singular grǿtisk grǿttisk
3rd-person singular grǿtisk grǿttisk
1st-person plural grǿtimsk grǿttimsk
2nd-person plural grǿtizk grǿttizk
3rd-person plural grǿtisk grǿttisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular grǿzk, grǿtisk
1st-person plural grǿtumsk
2nd-person plural grǿtizk

Derived terms

  • grǿtir (“one who makes someone weep”)
  • gráta (“to cry, weep”)
  • grátr (“weeping, lamentation”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: græta
  • Faroese: grøta
  • Old Swedish: grøta
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