grisan
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną, related to causative verb Old English grēosan and Old English gryre. Cognate with German grausen. More at grisly and gruesome.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]grīsan
- (intransitive) to shudder, to feel horror, to dread, to quake
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of grīsan (strong class 1)
infinitive | grīsan | grīsenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | grīse | grās |
second person singular | grīst | grise |
third person singular | grīst | grās |
plural | grīsaþ | grison |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | grīse | grise |
plural | grīsen | grisen |
imperative | ||
singular | grīs | |
plural | grīsaþ | |
participle | present | past |
grīsende | (ġe)grisen |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- gryre (“horror”)
- grēosan (“to frighten”)
- āgrisenlīc, ongrislīc (“grisly”)
- ongrisla (“horror”)
Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English intransitive verbs
- Old English class 1 strong verbs
- ang:Fear