*grōnāną

Runic: ᚷᚱᛟᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣrɔː.nɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to become green, flourish

Etymology

From *grōniz (‘green’) + *-āną.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulargrōnō––
2nd singulargrōnaisi–grōnai
3rd singulargrōnaiþi–grōnāþau
1st dualgrōnōs––
2nd dualgrōnāþiz–grōnāþiz
1st pluralgrōnāmaz––
2nd pluralgrōnaiþ–grōnaiþ
3rd pluralgrōnānþi–grōnānþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singular––
2nd singulargrōnāsai–
3rd singulargrōnāþai–
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralgrōnānþai–
2nd pluralgrōnānþai–
3rd pluralgrōnānþai–

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulargrōnadǭgrōnadēdį̄
2nd singulargrōnadēzgrōnadēdīz
3rd singulargrōnadēgrōnadēdī
1st dualgrōnadēdūgrōnadēdīw
2nd dualgrōnadēdudizgrōnadēdīdiz
1st pluralgrōnadēdumgrōnadēdīm
2nd pluralgrōnadēdudgrōnadēdīd
3rd pluralgrōnadēdungrōnadēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
grōnāną grōnāndz grōnadaz

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Descendants

  • *grōnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gruonon (Old Dutch)
      • groenen (Middle Dutch)
        • groenen (Dutch)
  • *grōnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • grēnian (Old English)
      • grenen (Middle English)
        • green (English)
  • *grōnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *grēnia (Old Frisian)
      • gräinje (Saterland Frisian)
      • grienje (West Frisian)
  • *grōnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gruonēn (Old High German)
      • gruonen (Middle High German)
        • grünen (German)
  • *grōnēn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *grōnōn (Old Saxon)
      • grônen (Middle Low German)
  • gróna (Old Norse)
    • gróna (Icelandic)

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