Grind

See also: grind and grínd

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grint, from Old High German grint, from Proto-Germanic *grindą (“grounds, ground material”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (“to crush”). Cognate with West Frisian grint (“gravel”), Dutch grind (“gravel; shingle”), obsolete Dutch grinden (“to grind, rub, crush”). More at English grind.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Grind m (genitive Grindes, plural Grinde)

  1. A scab
  2. (dialectal) head

Declension
Declension of Grind
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grind die Grinde
genitive eines des Grindes der Grinde
dative einem dem Grind,
Grinde1		 den Grinden
accusative einen den Grind die Grinde
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
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