grymta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse *grynta from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”). Cognate with German grunzen (“to grunt”), Danish grynte (“to grunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrʏmˈta/

Verb

grymta (present grymtar, preterite grymtade, supine grymtat, imperative grymta)

1. to grunt (of a pig, or more generally, for example of grumbling expression)

   Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!

   What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Grunt! / Cruel! (pun – see grym (“cruel”))

2. to oink

   "Nöff, nöff" grymtade grisen

   "Oink, oink" oinked the pig

Conjugation

Conjugation of grymta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	grymta		grymtas
supine	grymtat		grymtats
imperative	grymta		—
imper. plural1	grymten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	grymtar	grymtade	grymtas	grymtades
ind. plural1	grymta	grymtade	grymtas	grymtades
subjunctive2	grymte	grymtade	grymtes	grymtades
present participle		grymtande
past participle		grymtad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• grymt
• grymtning

See also

• nöff (“oink!”)

References

• grymta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grymta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• grymta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)