Reconstruction:Old English/gryntan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From earlier *grynnettan, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnittjan, from Proto-Germanic *grunnitjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡryn.tɑn/

Verb

*gryntan

  1. to grind with the teeth
  2. to show the teeth; smile

Conjugation

Conjugation of *gryntan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *gryntan *gryntenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *grynte *grynte
second person singular *gryntest, *grynst, *gryntst *gryntest
third person singular *grynteþ, *grynt *grynte
plural *gryntaþ *grynton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *grynte *grynte
plural *grynten *grynten
imperative
singular *grynt
plural *gryntaþ
participle present past
*gryntende *(ġe)grynted

Derived terms

  • ongryntan
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