grausen

See also: Grausen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grūsen, from Old High German (ir)grū(wi)sōn, from the root of grauen (dread, horror).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zn̩], [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zən]
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  • Hyphenation: grau‧sen

Verb

grausen (weak, third-person singular present graust, past tense grauste, past participle gegraust, auxiliary haben)

  1. (impersonal, + dative or accusative) to cause to feel dread
    Mir (or: Mich) graust es vor der Nacht.
    I dread the night.
  2. (reflexive) to feel dread
    Ich grause mich vor Spinnen.
    I dread spiders.

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Further reading

  • grausen” in Duden online
  • grausen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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