grunnettan

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”). Related to Old High German grunnezzen (German grunzen), Old Norse *grynta (Swedish grymta). Equivalent to grunnian +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrun.net.tɑn/, [ˈɣrun.net.tɑn] (early Old English)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrun.net.tɑn/, [ˈɡrun.net.tɑn] (late Old English)

Verb

grunnettan

  1. to grunt
    Hwæt grunnetst þū swā? Eart þū ġīet mēðe?
    Why are you grunting like that? Are you still tired?

Conjugation
Conjugation of grunnettan (weak class 1)
infinitive grunnettan tō grunnettenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular grunnette grunnette
2nd-person singular grunnetst grunnettest
3rd-person singular grunnett grunnette
plural grunnettaþ grunnetton
subjunctive present past
singular grunnette grunnette
plural grunnetten grunnetten
imperative
singular grunnete
plural grunnettaþ
participle present past
grunnettende (ġe)grunnett

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Descendants
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