grynden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriːndən/, /ˈɡrindən/

Verb

grynden

  1. to grind

Conjugation

Conjugation of grynden (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) grynden, grynde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular grynde grond, ground
2nd-person singular gryndest grounde1
3rd-person singular gryndeth grond, ground
subjunctive singular grynde grounde2
imperative singular —
plural3 grynden, grynde grounden, grounde
imperative plural gryndeth, grynde —
participles gryndynge, gryndende grounden, grounde, ygrounden, ygrounde

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or grondest, groundest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: grind
  • Scots: grynde, grynd, grind
  • Yola: grieend, griende

References

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