gnornian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • gnornan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnuʀnōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnor.ni.ɑn/, [ˈɡnorˠ.ni.ɑn]

Verb

gnornian

  1. to feel grief; rue; regret; grieve; mourn; be sad; bewail; lament
  2. to feel or express discontent; murmur; complain

Conjugation
Conjugation of gnornian (weak class 2)
infinitive gnornian gnornienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular gnorniġe gnornode
second person singular gnornast gnornodest
third person singular gnornaþ gnornode
plural gnorniaþ gnornodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular gnorniġe gnornode
plural gnorniġen gnornoden
imperative
singular gnorna
plural gnorniaþ
participle present past
gnorniende (ġe)gnornod

Derived terms
  • begnornian

Descendants
  • Middle English: nornen, nurnen

See also
  • grornian
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