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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
grina n
- definite plural of grin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.
Alternative forms
- grine (e- and split infinitives)
Pronunciation
Verb
grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, supine grine, past participle grinen, present participle grinande, imperative grin)
- to cry
- to grimace
- to have openings, not be tight
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
grina n
- definite plural of grin
References
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
grina (present grinar, preterite grinade, supine grinat, imperative grina)
- to cry (weep)
- to grimace (contort the face, e.g. due to pain)
- grina illa ― grimace
- to smile
- hångrina ― smile a mocking smile
- grina upp sig ― put on a (put-on) smile
- (dialectal, chiefly Scania and Finland) to laugh
Conjugation
Conjugation of grina (weak)
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