grollen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German grollen (“to debase; lower; humiliate”), from Old High German *grollen, from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (“to yell; shout at”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grumble”). Compare English growl.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editgrollen (weak, third-person singular present grollt, past tense grollte, past participle gegrollt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to grumble, to thunder
- (transitive) to be angry
Conjugation
editinfinitive | grollen | ||||
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present participle | grollend | ||||
past participle | gegrollt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich grolle | wir grollen | i | ich grolle | wir grollen |
du grollst | ihr grollt | du grollest | ihr grollet | ||
er grollt | sie grollen | er grolle | sie grollen | ||
preterite | ich grollte | wir grollten | ii | ich grollte1 | wir grollten1 |
du grolltest | ihr grolltet | du grolltest1 | ihr grolltet1 | ||
er grollte | sie grollten | er grollte1 | sie grollten1 | ||
imperative | groll (du) grolle (du) |
grollt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Donnergrollen (“rolling thunder”)
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