grina

See also: grína

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse grína.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡriːnɑ/

Verb

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

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

References

Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to weep, to cry, to cry too much or for the wrong reason
  2. (dialectal, chiefly in Skåne and Finland) to laugh

Conjugation

Synonyms

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