gretan

Gothic

Romanization

grētan

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

grētan

  1. to greet, address
Conjugation
Conjugation of grētan (weak class 1)
infinitive grētan tō grētenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular grēte grēte
2nd-person singular grētst grētest
3rd-person singular grētþ grēte
plural grētaþ grēton
subjunctive present past
singular grēte grēte
plural grēten grēten
imperative
singular grēt
plural grētaþ
participle present past
grētende (ġe)grēted
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną (“to weep”), liken Old Norse gráta (“to weep, groan”), Old Saxon grētan, Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (grētan)

Alternative forms

Verb

grētan

  1. to bewail, bemoan, deplore, regret, dread, weep
    Láþsíþ grétan — To dread the hated faring
    Beornas grétaþ — men shall bewail
Conjugation

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Descendants
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