grymta

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse *grynta from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”). Cognate with German grunzen (“to grunt”), Danish grynte (“to grunt”).

Pronunciation

Verb

grymta (present grymtar, preterite grymtade, supine grymtat, imperative grymta)

  1. to grunt (of a pig, or more generally, for example of grumbling expression)
    Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!
    What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Grunt! / Cruel! (pun – see grym (“cruel”))
  2. to oink
    "Nöff, nöff" grymtade grisen
    "Oink, oink" oinked the pig

Conjugation

Conjugation of grymta (weak)
active passive
infinitive grymta grymtas
supine grymtat grymtats
imperative grymta —
imper. plural1 grymten —
present past present past
indicative grymtar grymtade grymtas grymtades
ind. plural1 grymta grymtade grymtas grymtades
subjunctive2 grymte grymtade grymtes grymtades
present participle grymtande
past participle grymtad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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