grætan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną (“to weep, moan, lament”). Akin to Middle High German grāzen, Old Norse gráta "to groan, weep", Gothic gretan, Old English grēotan "to weep, lament"

Verb

grǣtan

  1. to weep, cry
  2. to bemoan, lament
  3. to deplore

Descendants

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