grinden

Borrowed from English grind.

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑi̯ndə(n)/

grinden

1. (skateboarding) to grind
2. (dance) to grind (dance closely in a sexy way)

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

From grind (“gravel”) +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɪndə(n)/
• Rhymes: -ɪndən

grinden

1. (transitive) to cover with gravel

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

From Middle Dutch grinden, from Old Dutch *grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną.

• Like etymology 2 above.

grinden

1. (transitive, obsolete) to grind

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Probably a byform of (now also obsolete) grinnen. Alternatively it has been explained from etymology 3 through a theoretical intermediate “grind one's teeth”, but these seems far-fetched. The development of the d is easily explained from the inflections grin(d)t, grin(d)de, gegrind.

• Like etymology 2 above.

grinden

1. (intransitive, obsolete) to grin

Conjugation of grinden (weak)
infinitive	grinden
past singular	grindde
past participle	gegrind
infinitive	grinden
gerund	grinden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grind	grindde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grindt, grind2	grindde
2nd person sing. (u)	grindt	grindde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grindt	grindde
3rd person singular	grindt	grindde
plural	grinden	grindden
subjunctive sing.1	grinde	grindde
subjunctive plur.1	grinden	grindden
imperative sing.	grind
imperative plur.1	grindt
participles	grindend	gegrind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• grienen
• grinniken
• grijnzen

• grinda

grinden m or f

1. definite masculine singular of grind

grinden

1. definite singular of grind