hrína

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hrína, from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

hrína (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hrein, third-person plural past indicative hrinu, supine hrinið)

  1. to grunt (especially of pigs)
  2. to cry (noisily)
    Synonym: gráta

Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną.

Verb

hrína (singular past indicative hrein, plural past indicative hrinu, past participle hrininn)

  1. (intransitive) to squeal (of swine)
  2. (with preposition)
    hrína á e-m
    to take effect

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hrína
  • Faroese: rína
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: rine
    • Norwegian Bokmål: rine (weak)

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