An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/grinsen
grinsen, verb, ‘to grin, show the teeth,’ with a derivative s from Middle High German grinnen, ‘to gnash.’ See greinen.
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grinsen, verb, ‘to grin, show the teeth,’ with a derivative s from Middle High German grinnen, ‘to gnash.’ See greinen.