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Grind
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grind grínd
German
Etymology
From de gmh grint, from de goh grint, from de gmw-pro *grind, from de gem-pro *grindą grounds, ground material, from de ine-pro *gʰrendʰ- to crush.
Cognate with fy grint gravel, nl grind gravel; shingle, obsolete nl grinden to grind, rub, crush. More at en grind. The sense for head developed metonymically as a clipping of de Kopfgrind.
Pronunciation
de /ɡʁɪnt/
de ɪnt 1
de De-Grind.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
de regional scab (on a wound)
de Schorf Wundschorf Kruste Wundkruste
de regional various kinds of scab-like skin diseases or conditions, such as scabies, scurf, dandruff
de Schorf
de Switzerland informal head
de hunting animal head
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de grindig
Further reading
Hunsrik
Noun
hrx noun form
hrx Grund
Romanian
Etymology
From ro grind sandbank, perhaps of ro gem - origin. Compare nl grind sand, gravel.
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Grind.wav
Proper noun
m
ro village commune/Lăpugiu de Jos county/Hunedoara c/Romania