CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GIRN
PRESENT
Present
I girn
you girn
he/she/it girns
we girn
you girn
they girn
Present continuous
I am girning
you are girning
he/she/it is girning
we are girning
you are girning
they are girning
Present perfect
I have girned
you have girned
he/she/it has girned
we have girned
you have girned
they have girned
Present perfect continuous
I have been girning
you have been girning
he/she/it has been girning
we have been girning
you have been girning
they have been girning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I girned
you girned
he/she/it girned
we girned
you girned
they girned
Past continuous
I was girning
you were girning
he/she/it was girning
we were girning
you were girning
they were girning
Past perfect
I had girned
you had girned
he/she/it had girned
we had girned
you had girned
they had girned
Past perfect continuous
I had been girning
you had been girning
he/she/it had been girning
we had been girning
you had been girning
they had been girning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will girn
you will girn
he/she/it will girn
we will girn
you will girn
they will girn
Future continuous
I will be girning
you will be girning
he/she/it will be girning
we will be girning
you will be girning
they will be girning
Future perfect
I will have girned
you will have girned
he/she/it will have girned
we will have girned
you will have girned
they will have girned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been girning
you will have been girning
he/she/it will have been girning
we will have been girning
you will have been girning
they will have been girning
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would girn
you would girn
he/she/it would girn
we would girn
you would girn
they would girn
Conditional continuous
I would be girning
you would be girning
he/she/it would be girning
we would be girning
you would be girning
they would be girning
Conditional perfect
I would have girn
you would have girn
he/she/it would have girn
we would have girn
you would have girn
they would have girn
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been girning
you would have been girning
he/she/it would have been girning
we would have been girning
you would have been girning
they would have been girning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you girn
we let´s girn
you girn
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
girning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIRN»
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girn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
girn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Girn had never touched a dead person before, but almost surprisingly they
seemed just like normal people, except that they were so cold. Girn felt the chill
as he hefted them onto the pyres that were being built in the center of the shoals.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
(I) Sc. And there will be girn-again Gibby, HERD Coll. Sngs. (I776) II. 25. Cld. (
_IAII.) I2, 0) Se. Have ye got over your tantrums, young girnie! SETOUN G.
Malcolm (IBQ'7- I. 19; (JAIL) Bnfl'.l There's girnie t' the rod agehn; he's been
ourlang at ...
3
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
S. But it is favourable to the other etymon, that, as Wachter observes, Belg. gryn-
en signifies to weep, and is especially used with respect to children. Girn, *. A
girn ; a distortion of the countenance. Gyrning, adj. Grinning; crabbed; ill-
tempered.
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
To GIRN, v. n. 1. To grin, S ] Add; " It is mickle that makes a taylor laugh ; but
sowters girns ay," S. Prov. ; " a ridicule upon shoemakers, who at every stitch grin
with the force of drawing through the thread." Kelly, p. 212. 8. To whine and cry,
from ...
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
Steckit frae Nature'6 beauties a', That daily on his presence ca* ; At hamc to girn,
and whinge, and pine For fav'rite dishes, fav'rite wine. Fergusson's Poems, ii. 106
. Johnson mentions girn as still used in S. as a corr. of grin. This is probable, as ...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
Steekit frae Nature's beauties a', That daily on his presence ea' ; At hame to girn,
and whinge, and pine For fav'rite dishes, fav'rite wine. Fcrgusson's Poems, ii. 106.
, Johnson mentions girn as still used in S. as a corr. of grin. This is probable ...
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Handbook of Affective Sciences
A different vocalization, a girn, similar to a cat's purring, was observed in infants
reunited with their mothers and in the initial minutes of being placed with the
male. However, girn rate rapidly decreased when the males rejected or ignored
the ...
Richard J. Davidson William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Director of the Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience University of Wisconsin, Klaus R. Scherer Professor of Psychology University of Geneva, Department of Psychology University of Wisconsin H. Hill Goldsmith Leona Tyler Professor of Psychology, 2002
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An etmological dictionary of the scottish language
To GIRN, j. n. L To grin, S. Douglas. 2. To snarl, S. Ramsay. S. To gape ; applied
to dress, S. Girn, s. A grin, S. Gyrning, s. Grinning. Barbour. GIRN, GYRNE, s. 1. A
grin, S. Bellenden. 2. A snare of any kind. Ramsay. A. S. girn, Isl. gime, id. GIRN ...
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Concise English-Scots Dictionary
grim (of a person) dour, raucle, (ala)grugous, sture S; (of a struggle etc) stieve.
grimace see also scowl; noun girn, show), shile sw; grimaces mudgins. verb girn,
murgeon, sham; (wryly) grue; (in disapproval etc) mak a mow NE; (from pain, ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 1999
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Wi' a girn that was like to rive his month, he twisted his nieve in the back of my
hair, and at]? wi' me hinging by the cuff of the neck, like a kitling. My een were like
to lonp out of my head, but I had nae breath to cry. I heard him thraw the key, for I
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIRN»
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girn is used in the context of the following news items.
Glendale legal battle with Coyotes leaves Westgate businesses in …
“I think the big positive with the hockey being here is that a lot of their games are during the week,” Girn said. “That helps bring clientele in on a ... «YourWestValley.com, Jun 15»
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Dr. Kamaljeet Girn holds the Coalition record for most patients referred to the hotline. He was honored at the award ceremony, along with other ... «PortageLife, Jun 15»
Fight continues over school plans in Montclair
Girn added: "We don't want to add to the problem but would like to help mitigate it. We think we can limit our impact on the existing problem. «Contra Costa Times, Jun 15»
Air India bombing victims remembered in Stanley Park
Naveen Girn, the organizer of the Vancouver memorial, said the tragedy is still fresh in people's minds and that it's important to remember the ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
Westgate businesses in unsure territory due to legal face-off
“I think the big positive with the hockey being here is that a lot of their games are during the week,” Girn said. “That helps bring clientele in on a ... «TriValley Central, Jun 15»
Leport Brooklyn $5.17 million Financing. Rebecca Girn Submitted …
The D form was submitted by Rebecca Girn General Counsel. The company was incorporated in 2014. The filler's address is: 1 Technology ... «OctaFinance.com, Jun 15»
Harmon School's Kulawiak, McNamara picked top 8th-graders
... Alexandra DiSanto, Ethan Donley, Duvvuri, Ellis, Dominic Felice, Fritinger, Maya Girn, Megha Girn, Sorensen Haun, Corinne Henderson, ... «Aurora Advocate, Jun 15»
Flying vandals deface Komagata Maru memorial in Vancouver
Mackinnon told the Straight by phone that he has requested one of the event's organizers, Naveen Girn, to ask the South Asian community ... «Straight.com, May 15»
Senior Indian culture ministry official calls for better maintenance of …
An organizer of the event, Naveen Girn, pointed out that the passengers were just out in the harbour not far from where he was speaking. «Straight.com, May 15»
2015 is the 101st anniversary of the Komagata Maru.
On May 27, from 5:30-7 p.m., Nadeem Kulwant Parmar and Naveen Girn will be leading a Walking Tour through the streets of Downtown ... «Voiceonline.com, May 15»
