gront

See also: grońt, grönt, grønt, and grǿnt

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

gront m or f

  1. ground
  2. bottom
  3. detail, everything particular about something (as in "to get to the bottom of")
  4. spirit, character, the foundation of someone's being

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative gront gronde
accusative gront gronde
genitive gronts gronde
dative gronde gronden
Strong feminine noun
singular plural
nominative gront gronde
accusative gront gronde
genitive gront, gronde gronde
dative gront, gronde gronden


Descendants

  • Dutch: grond
  • Limburgish: gróndj

Further reading

  • “gront”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gront”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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