Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/groʀnōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *groʀn (“grief”) + *-ōn or *groʀn (“sad”) + *-ōn, whence Old English grorn (“sad, sadness”).
Verb
*groʀnōn
- (North Sea Germanic) to be sad
- (North Sea Germanic) to mourn
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *groʀnōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *groʀnōdā | |
| Infinitive | *groʀnōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *groʀnōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *groʀnōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *groʀnōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *groʀnō | *groʀnōdā |
| 2nd singular | *groʀnōs | *groʀnōdēs, *groʀnōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *groʀnōþ | *groʀnōdē, *groʀnōdā |
| 1st plural | *groʀnōm | *groʀnōdum |
| 2nd plural | *groʀnōþ | *groʀnōdud |
| 3rd plural | *groʀnōnþ | *groʀnōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *groʀnō | *groʀnōdī |
| 2nd singular | *groʀnōs | *groʀnōdī |
| 3rd singular | *groʀnō | *groʀnōdī |
| 1st plural | *groʀnōm | *groʀnōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *groʀnōþ | *groʀnōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *groʀnōn | *groʀnōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *groʀnō | |
| Plural | *groʀnōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *groʀnōndī | *groʀnōd |
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Old Saxon: grornōn, gornōn