grina

See also: grína

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

grina n

  1. definite plural of grin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɡriː.nɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Alternative forms
  • grine (e- and split infinitives)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɡriː.nɑ/

Verb

grina (present tense grin, past tense grein, supine grine, past participle grinen, present participle grinande, imperative grin)

  1. to cry
  2. to grimace
  3. to have openings, not be tight

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriː.nɑ/

Noun

grina n

  1. definite plural of grin

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriːˌna/

Verb

grina (present grinar, preterite grinade, supine grinat, imperative grina)

  1. to cry (weep)
  2. to grimace (contort the face, e.g. due to pain)
    grina illa ― grimace
  3. to smile
    hångrina ― smile a mocking smile
    grina upp sig ― put on a (put-on) smile
  4. (dialectal, chiefly Scania and Finland) to laugh

Conjugation
Conjugation of grina (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive grina —
Supine grinat —
Imperative grina —
Imper. plural1 grinen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative grinar grinade — —
Ind. plural1 grina grinade — —
Subjunctive2 grine grinade — —
Participles
Present participle grinande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms
  • (to cry): gråta, fälla tårar
  • (to cry in a bad way): lipa
  • (to cry in a bad way, to wail): tjuta, yla

Derived terms

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