# grien
## Alemannic German
### Alternative forms

* geriénts, gréén, grüen, grün

### Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.

### Adjective

grien
* (Gressoney, Carcoforo) green

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Bavarian
### Alternative forms

* grian (Timau)

### Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.

### Adjective

grien
* (Sappada, Sauris) green

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

grien
* inflection of grienen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

grien
* singular imperative of grienen
* (colloquial) first-person singular present of grienen

## Hunsrik
### Alternative forms

* kriin (Wiesemann spelling)

### Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, gruoen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkriːn/
* Rhymes: -iːn
* Syllabification: grien
* Homophone: krien

### Adjective

grien (comparative griener, superlative grienest)
* green
    Die Bletter sin grien.The leaves are green.
* (of fruit, vegetables) unripe
    Die Äerdbeere sin noch grien.The strawberries are still unripe.

#### Related terms

* griene
* Griens

### See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text) :
| Weis | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rod | Ranschegelleb; Braun | Gelleb, Geel |
| Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien) | Grien (Dunkelgrien) | Menz |
| Meergrien | Blau (Hellblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Feilche | Rosch, Lila | Roserod |

### References

* ↑ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “grien”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 70, column 1

## West Frisian
### Etymology 1

From Old Frisian grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡriə̯n/

#### Adjective

grien
* green
    Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries.Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no real Frisian.

##### Derived terms

* griente

##### Further reading

* “grien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

grien n (plural grienen)
* green

##### Further reading

* “grien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

#### See also

Colors in West Frisian · kleuren (layout · text) :
| wyt | griis | swart |
| read | oranje; brún | giel |
| | grien | |
| blaugrien | | blau |
| fiolet | pears | rôze |