greina 1 (long stem) “split, cleave”

“divide; discern, distinguish; describe, tell; explain; disagree, quarrel”

frequent

transitive (acc)/impersonal intransitive

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek greini 1pl vér greinum 1sg ek greina 1pl vér greinim
2sg þú greinir 2pl þér greinið 2sg þú greinir 2pl þér greinið
3sg hon greinir 3pl þau greina 3sg hon greini 3pl þau greini
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek greinda 1pl vér greindum 1sg ek greinda 1pl vér greindim
2sg þú greindir 2pl þér greinduð 2sg þú greindir 2pl þér greindið
3sg hon greindi 3pl þau greindu 3sg hon greindi 3pl þau greindi
preterite infinitive greindu
past participle f. greind m. greindr n. greint
imperative 2sg grein 1pl greinum 2pl greinið
middle voice: greinask “branch out; be separated; differ; disagree, quarrel”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek greinumk 1pl vér greinumk 1sg ek greinumk 1pl vér greinimk
2sg þú greinisk 2pl þér greinizk 2sg þú greinisk 2pl þér greinizk
3sg hon greinisk 3pl þau greinask 3sg hon greinisk 3pl þau greinisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek greindumk 1pl vér greindumk 1sg ek greindumk 1pl vér greindimk
2sg þú greindisk 2pl þér greinduzk 2sg þú greindisk 2pl þér greindizk
3sg hon greindisk 3pl þau greindusk 3sg hon greindisk 3pl þau greindisk
past participle n. greinzk
imperative 2sg greinsk 1pl greinumk 2pl greinizk

Derived from the noun PG *grainō, ON grein “branch,” which gave rise to dialectal MnE grain “bough, branch; prong; fish-spear.”

assimilation

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