grieven

English

Etymology

From grieve +‎ -en, as though from grief +‎ -en.

Verb

grieven (third-person singular simple present grievens, present participle grievening, simple past and past participle grievened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief
   • 1905, Marie Hansen Taylor, Lilian Bayard Taylor Kiliani, On Two Continents: Memories of Half a Century, page 83:

     I find that the best train
     Is the morning express train,
     Which leaves Binghamton at 1:20,
     And gives me time enough, plenty,
     To get over the Hudson
     Before you've got your duds done
     On Saturday evening,
     So you needn't be grievening.

   • 1949, Siegfried Sassoon, Collected Poems, page 248:

     Now, in empty room and evening,
     I, that grievening vision facing, […]

   • 2004, Ron Rash, One Foot in Eden, page 135:

     His eyes was^[sic] still open and that grievened me enough to lean down and close them.

   • 2011, The Oru, Ramblings of a Near Earth-Shattering Nature, page 25:

     The freshness returned
     after Winter's harsh rule,
     Spring's grievened absence
     dismissed
     as her banners
     dance in the sky.

Synonyms

• grieve

Anagrams

• reeving, regiven, veering

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣri.və(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: grie‧ven
• Rhymes: -ivən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch grieven. Equivalent to grief +‎ -en.

Verb

grieven

1. (transitive) to emotionally hurt, to cause grief to
2. (transitive, obsolete) to physically hurt, to damage

Conjugation

Conjugation of grieven (weak)
infinitive	grieven
past singular	griefde
past participle	gegriefd
infinitive	grieven
gerund	grieven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	grief	griefde
2nd person sing. (jij)	grieft, grief2	griefde
2nd person sing. (u)	grieft	griefde
2nd person sing. (gij)	grieft	griefde
3rd person singular	grieft	griefde
plural	grieven	griefden
subjunctive sing.1	grieve	griefde
subjunctive plur.1	grieven	griefden
imperative sing.	grief
imperative plur.1	grieft
participles	grievend	gegriefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

grieven

1. plural of grief