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Danish
Etymology
From grine (“to laugh”) + -en.
Pronunciation
Noun
grinen c
- laughing (the action of the verb to laugh)
- grinning
- sneering
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.
Verb
grinen
- to grin
- to grimace
- to cry, to weep
- to grunt (of a pig or other animal)
Inflection
Conjugation of grinen (strong class 1)
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base form
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grinen
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| genitive
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grinens
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| dative
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grinene
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indicative
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subjunctive
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present
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past
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present
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past
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| 1st person singular
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grine
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grêen
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grine
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grēne
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| 2nd person singular
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grijns, grines
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grēens, grēnes
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grijns, grines
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grēnes
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| 3rd person singular
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grijnt, grinet
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grêen
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grine
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grēne
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| 1st person plural
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grinen
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grēnen
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grinen
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grēnen
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| 2nd person plural
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grijnt, grinet
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grēent, grēnet
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grijnt, grinet
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grēnet
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| 3rd person plural
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grinen
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grēnen
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grinen
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grēnen
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imperative
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| singular
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grijn, grine
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| plural
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grijnt, grinet
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present
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past
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| participle
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grinende
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gegrēnen
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Descendants
Further reading
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
grinen (neuter grine, definite singular and plural grine)
- past participle of grina and grine
- whiny