grina

See also: grína

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

grina n

  1. definite plural of grin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɡriːnɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grína.

Alternative forms

Verb

grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, past participle grine, present participle grinande, imperative grin)

  1. to cry
  2. to grimace
  3. to have openings, not be tight

Etymology 2

Noun

grina n

  1. definite plural of grin

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriːˌna/

Verb

grina (present grinar, preterite grinade, supine grinat, imperative grina)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to weep, to cry, to cry too much or for the wrong reason
  2. (dialectal, chiefly in Skåne and Finland) to laugh

Conjugation
Conjugation of grina (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive grina —
Present tense grinar —
Past tense grinade —
Supine grinat —
Imperative grina —
Present participle grinande
Past participle —

Synonyms
  • (to cry): gråta, fälla tårar
  • (to cry in a bad way): lipa
  • (to cry in a bad way, to wail): tjuta, yla
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