grisan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną, related to causative verb Old English grēosan and Old English gryre. Cognate with German grausen. More at grisly and gruesome. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡriː.sɑn/, [ˈɡriː.zɑn] Rhymes: -iː.sɑn === Verb === grīsan (intransitive) to shudder, to feel horror, to dread, to quake ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== āgrīsan ==== Related terms ==== gryre (“horror”) grēosan (“to frighten”) āgrisenlīc, ongrislīc (“grisly”) ongrisla (“horror”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: grisen, gryseEnglish: grise