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grienen

grienen

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German grīnen. Low German form of greinen (to sob, to weep), which originally meant to “twist one′s mouth (either in joy or sadness)”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈgʁiːnən/, [ˈgʁiːnən], [ˈgʁiːnn̩]

Verb

grienen (third-person singular simple present grient, past tense griente, past participle gegrient, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, chiefly Northern Germany) to grin; to smirk (often maliciously)

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German Low German

Etymology

Origin uncertain, related to English grin, Dutch grijnzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriːnən/

Verb

grienen (past singular grien, past participle grient, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to smile

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