grien

Alemannic German

Adjective

grien

  1. (Gressoney, Carcoforo) green

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Bavarian

Adjective

grien

  1. (Sappada, Sauris) green

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

grien

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grienen
  2. imperative of grienen

German

Verb

grien

  1. Imperative singular of grienen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of grienen.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian grēne, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare English green, Low German gröön, Dutch groen, German grün, Danish grøn.

Noun

grien

  1. green

Adjective

grien (inflected griene)

  1. green
    Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Frysk.
    Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no genuine Frisian.
    — Shibboleth from Friesland Dutch war. See wikipedia.
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