grimmen
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch grimmen, from Old Dutch *grimman, from Proto-West Germanic *grimman, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
grimmen
- (intransitive) to grimace
- (intransitive, obsolete) to growl, to roar
Conjugation
| Conjugation of grimmen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grimmen | |||
| past singular | grimde | |||
| past participle | gegrimd | |||
| infinitive | grimmen | |||
| gerund | grimmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | grim | grimde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | grimt, grim2 | grimde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | grimt | grimde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | grimt | grimde | ||
| 3rd person singular | grimt | grimde | ||
| plural | grimmen | grimden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | grimme | grimde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | grimmen | grimden | ||
| imperative sing. | grim | |||
| imperative plur.1 | grimt | |||
| participles | grimmend | gegrimd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology
From Old Dutch *grimman, from Proto-West Germanic *grimman.
Verb
grimmen
- to be angry, to rage
- to growl, to snarl
- to grin or smile (at something not humorous, or to hide displeasure)
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | grimmen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | grimmen | |
| In genitive | grimmens | |
| In dative | grimmene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | grimme | — |
| 2nd singular | grims, grimmes | — |
| 3rd singular | grimt, grimmet | — |
| 1st plural | grimmen | — |
| 2nd plural | grimt, grimmet | — |
| 3rd plural | grimmen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | grimme | — |
| 2nd singular | grims, grimmes | — |
| 3rd singular | grimme | — |
| 1st plural | grimmen | — |
| 2nd plural | grimt, grimmet | — |
| 3rd plural | grimmen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | grim, grimme | |
| Plural | grimt, grimmet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | grimmende | — |
Further reading
- “grimmen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “grimmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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