grunna

Icelandic

Noun

grunna

1. indefinite accusative plural of grunnur
2. indefinite genitive plural of grunnur

Swedish

Etymology

From older grunda with the same meaning. See also outgrundlig.

Verb

grunna (present grunnar, preterite grunnade, supine grunnat, imperative grunna)

1. (colloquial, transitively with på or över) to ponder (to try to solve a problem or reach a conclusion, often in a somewhat confounded way)

   Vi grunnar på hur fasen vi ska få upp pianot på övervåningen

   We're pondering how the heck to get the piano upstairs

Conjugation

Conjugation of grunna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	grunna		grunnas
supine	grunnat		grunnats
imperative	grunna		—
imper. plural1	grunnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	grunnar	grunnade	grunnas	grunnades
ind. plural1	grunna	grunnade	grunnas	grunnades
subjunctive2	grunne	grunnade	grunnes	grunnades
present participle		grunnande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• grunna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grunna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• grunna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)