| active voice | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek girni | 1pl | vér girnum | 1sg | ek girna | 1pl | vér girnim |
| 2sg | þú girnir | 2pl | þér girnið | 2sg | þú girnir | 2pl | þér girnið |
| 3sg | hon girnir | 3pl | þau girna | 3sg | hon girni | 3pl | þau girni |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek girnda | 1pl | vér girndum | 1sg | ek girnda | 1pl | vér girndim |
| 2sg | þú girndir | 2pl | þér girnduð | 2sg | þú girndir | 2pl | þér girndið |
| 3sg | hon girndi | 3pl | þau girndu | 3sg | hon girndi | 3pl | þau girndi |
| preterite infinitive | girndu | ||||||
| past participle | f. | girnd | m. | girndr | n. | girnd | |
| imperative | 2sg | girn | 1pl | girnum | 2pl | girnið | |
| middle voice: girnask | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek girnumk | 1pl | vér girnumk | 1sg | ek girnumk | 1pl | vér girnimk |
| 2sg | þú girnisk | 2pl | þér girnizk | 2sg | þú girnisk | 2pl | þér girnizk |
| 3sg | hon girnisk | 3pl | þau girnask | 3sg | hon girnisk | 3pl | þau girnisk |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek girndumk | 1pl | vér girndumk | 1sg | ek girndumk | 1pl | vér girndimk |
| 2sg | þú girndisk | 2pl | þér girnduzk | 2sg | þú girndisk | 2pl | þér girndizk |
| 3sg | hon girndisk | 3pl | þau girndusk | 3sg | hon girndisk | 3pl | þau girndisk |
| past participle | n. | girnzk | |||||
| imperative | 2sg | girnsk | 1pl | girnumk | 2pl | girnizk | |
PG *girnijaną, OE gyrnan 1, ME yernen, MnE yearn. Shares a root with the adjective ON gjarn, OE georn “eager” and the corresponding adverb ON gjarna, Dutch gaarne, German gern(e) “gladly”; further Dutch begeren, German begehren, gieren “desire,” Latin horiārī, hortārī “encourage,” the noun Dutch (heb)gier, German (Hab)Gier “greed,” and the Dutch and German adjective and adverb gierig “greedy, greedily.” Preterite variants girnti, girnði, participle girntr, girnðr.
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