grollen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grollen (to debase; lower; humiliate), from Old High German *grollen, from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (to yell; shout at), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (to grumble). Related to German gellen (to shout), compare Dutch grillen (to shiver, shake), English grill (to provoke).

Pronunciation

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Verb

grollen (third-person singular simple present grollt, past tense grollte, past participle gegrollt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to grumble, to thunder
  2. (transitive) to be angry

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