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gr
ē
tan
V (v-weak-1)
To bewail, deplore, weep
Source:
Ringe 2014
:227,
https://bosworthtoller.com/17501
,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gretan#Old_English
originates from: PGmc
*grōtijaną
'to cause to weep' (grōtijaną
>
grōtijan
>
grōtjan
>
grētjan
>
grētan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:227)
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