gruewen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German graven, from Old High German gravan, northern variant of graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną. Cognate with German graben, English grave, Dutch graven, Icelandic grafa, Swedish grava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʀuə.vən]
• Rhymes: -uəvən

Verb

gruewen (third-person singular present grueft or grieft, past participle gegruewen, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to dig

Conjugation

Irregular

infinitive	gruewen
participle	gegruewen
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	gruewen	—
2nd singular	gruefs	gruef
3rd singular	grueft	—
1st plural	gruewen	—
2nd plural	grueft	grueft
3rd plural	gruewen	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Irregular

infinitive	gruewen
participle	gegruewen
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	gruewen	—
2nd singular	griefs	gruef
3rd singular	grieft	—
1st plural	gruewen	—
2nd plural	grueft	grueft
3rd plural	gruewen	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• Griecht