grever

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Danish

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Noun

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grever c

  1. indefinite plural of greve

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French grever, borrowed from Latin gravāre (with influence from Vulgar Latin grevis (cf. grief), from gravis (heavy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʁə.ve/
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Verb

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grever

  1. (transitive) to burden; put a burden on
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to put a weight on (someone's shoulders)
  3. (transitive) to hang over; weigh heavy over

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il grève and the third-person singular future indicative il grèvera.

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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grever m

  1. indefinite plural of greve

Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin gravāre, present active infinitive of gravō (I make heavier), with influence from Vulgar Latin grevis (cf. grief).

Verb

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grever

  1. to weigh down; to make heavier
  2. to burden; to overwhelm with burden
  3. to irritate; to bother; to annoy

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. This verb has a stressed present stem griev distinct from the unstressed stem grev. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants

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  • English: grieve
  • French: grever