From Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-.
gråta
gråta (present tense græt, past tense gret, past participle gråte, passive infinitive gråtast, present participle gråtande, imperative gråt)
From Old Swedish grāta, from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-.
gråta (present gråter, preterite grät, supine gråtit, imperative gråt)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gråta | gråtas | ||
Supine | gråtit | gråtits | ||
Imperative | gråt | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gråten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gråter | grät | gråts, gråtes | gräts |
Ind. plural1 | gråta | gräto | gråtas | grätos |
Subjunctive2 | gråte | gräte | gråtes | grätes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gråtande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |