grienen

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German grînen, from Old Saxon *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan (“to snarl”). Doublet of grijnen. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -inən === Verb === grienen (intransitive) to weep Synonyms: see Thesaurus:huilen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Low German grienen from Middle Low German grīnen, the Low German form of greinen “to sob, to weep”, which originally meant “to twist one′s mouth (either in joy or sadness)”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁiːnən/, [ˈɡʁiːnən], [ˈɡʁiːnn̩] === Verb === grienen (weak, third-person singular present grient, past tense griente, past participle gegrient, auxiliary haben) (regional, chiefly Northern Germany) to grin; to smirk (often maliciously) Synonym: (standard) grinsen ==== Conjugation ==== == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German grînen, from Old Saxon *grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīnan, related to English grin, Dutch grijnzen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡriːnən/ === Verb === grienen (past singular grien, past participle grient, auxiliary verb hebben) (German Low German) to smile ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== grifflachen smielen smuustergrienen smuusterlachen smuustern smüüstern ==== Derived terms ==== smuustergrienen == West Frisian == === Noun === grienen plural of grien