agrisan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ 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): /ɑːˈɡriː.sɑn/, [ɑːˈɡriː.zɑn]

Verb

āgrīsan

1. (intransitive) to shudder, to feel horror, to dread, to quake

Conjugation

Conjugation of āgrīsan (strong class 1)

infinitive	āgrīsan	āgrīsenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āgrīse	āgrās
second person singular	āgrīst	āgrise
third person singular	āgrīst	āgrās
plural	āgrīsaþ	āgrison
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āgrīse	āgrise
plural	āgrīsen	āgrisen
imperative
singular	āgrīs
plural	āgrīsaþ
participle	present	past
	āgrīsende	āgrisen

Related terms

• ongrisla (“horror”)
• gryre (“horror”)
• grēosan (“to frighten”)
• āgrisenlīc, ongrislīc (“grisly”)

Descendants

• Middle English: agrīsen
  • English: agrise

Spanish

Verb

agrisan

1. third-person plural present indicative of agrisar