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grein

See also: Grein and gréin

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch grein (“a grain”), from French grain (“a grain”), from Latin grānum (“a grain”). Doublet with Dutch graan (“grain”), which descended directly from Latin grānum (“a grain”).

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Noun

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grein n (plural greinen, diminutive greintje n)

  1. a small something; a grain
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  • → Papiamentu: grein (dated), krenchi (from the diminutive)

Faroese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse grein.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grein f (genitive singular greinar, plural greinar or greinir)

  1. branch
  2. article (in a newspaper, dictionary, ...)
  3. (law) paragraph, article
Declension
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f6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grein greinin greinar greinarnar
accusative grein greinina greinar greinarnar
dative grein greinini greinum greinunum
genitive greinar greinarinnar greina greinanna
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grein greinin greinir greinirnar
accusative grein greinina greinir greinirnar
dative grein greinini greinum greinunum
genitive greinar greinarinnar greina greinanna
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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grein

  1. imperative singular of greina

German

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Verb

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grein

  1. singular imperative of greinen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of greinen

Icelandic

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Germanic *grainiz
    Old Norse grein
    Icelandic grein

    From Old Norse grein.

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    Noun

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    grein f (genitive singular greinar, nominative plural greinar or greinir)

    1. branch
    2. article, piece
      Þetta er góð grein sem þú skrifaðir.
      This article you wrote is good.
    3. subject, field

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    Declension of grein (feminine)
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative grein greinin greinar, greinir greinarnar, greinirnar
    accusative grein greinina greinar, greinir greinarnar, greinirnar
    dative grein greininni greinum greinunum
    genitive greinar greinarinnar greina greinanna

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    Middle English

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    Noun

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    grein

    1. Alternative form of greyn

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology 1

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    From Old Norse grein.

    Noun

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    grein f or m (definite singular greina or greinen, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)

    1. Alternative form of gren
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    Verb

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    grein

    1. imperative of greine

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    From Old Norse grein.

    Noun

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    grein f (definite singular greina, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)

    1. a branch (of a tree etc.)
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    Verb

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    grein

    1. past of grina

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    Old Norse

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    Etymology 1

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Germanic *grainiz
      Old Norse grein

      From Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig, branch, limb”), of unknown origin, but compare the verb greina (“to separate into parts, divide”).

      Related to Old English grǣfa, grāf (whence English grove), dialectal Norwegian greive (“ram with splayed horns”), dialectal Norwegian greivlar (“ramifications of an antler”), dialectal Norwegian grivla (“to branch”).

      Noun

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      grein f (genitive greinar, plural greinir)

      1. branch (of a tree)
      2. point, head, part
        í annarri grein ― in second place
      3. cause, reason
        fyrir þá grein ― for that reason
      4. distinction
      5. understanding, discernment
        gløggrar greinar ― sharpwitted
      6. dissent, discord
        vald fyrir utan alla grein ― undisputed power
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        Declension of grein (strong i-stem)
      feminine singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative grein greinin greinir greinirnar
      accusative grein greinina greinir greinirnar
      dative grein greininni greinum greinunum
      genitive greinar greinarinnar greina greinanna
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      References

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      • “grein”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

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      grein

      1. second-person singular imperative of greina
      2. inflection of grína:
        1. first-person singular past indicative
        2. third-person singular past indicative
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