*grōaną

Runic: ᚷᚱᛟᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣrɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7e

Meanings

  1. to green
  2. to grow

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (‘to become green, grow’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulargrōōgrōaų–
2nd singulargrōizigrōaizgrō
3rd singulargrōidigrōaigrōadau
1st dualgrōōzgrōaiw–
2nd dualgrōadizgrōaidizgrōadiz
1st pluralgrōamazgrōaim–
2nd pluralgrōidgrōaidgrōid
3rd pluralgrōandigrōaingrōandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulargrōai–
2nd singulargrōazaigrōaizau
3rd singulargrōadaigrōaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralgrōandaigrōaindau
2nd pluralgrōandaigrōaindau
3rd pluralgrōandaigrōaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulargegrōgegrōį̄
2nd singulargegrōtgegrōīz
3rd singulargegrōgegrōī
1st dualgegrōūgegrōīw
2nd dualgegrōudizgegrōīdiz
1st pluralgegrōumgegrōīm
2nd pluralgegrōudgegrōīd
3rd pluralgegrōungegrōīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
grōaną grōandz grōanaz

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Descendants

  • *grōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gruoien (Old Dutch)
      • groeyen (Middle Dutch)
        • gröjje (Limburgish)
  • *grōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gruoien (Old Dutch)
      • groeyen (Middle Dutch)
        • groeien (Dutch)
          • groei (Afrikaans)
  • *grōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • grōwan (Old English)
      • growen (Middle English)
        • grow (English)
        • grow (Scots)
  • *grōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • grōwa, grōa, grōia (Old Frisian)
      • growen, grojen (North Frisian)
      • groie, groaie (Saterland Frisian)
      • groeie (West Frisian)
  • *grōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gruoen (Old High German)
      • grüejen (Middle High German)
  • *grōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *grōian (Old Saxon)
      • grôjen, grôen (Middle Low German)
        • grojen (German Low German)
  • gróa (Old Norse)
    • gro (Danish)
    • gróa, grógva (Faroese)
    • gróa (Icelandic)
    • gro (Norwegian)
  • gróa (Old Norse)
    • grōa (Old Swedish)
      • gro (Swedish)

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