grûn

Meaning

1. ground
2. earth

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡrun/

Etymology

From Old Frisian grund, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Sentences

Syn libben lang hat hy mei de noas nei de grûn rûn.

All his life he has walked with his nose to the ground.

Sy hawwe der foar keazen om fan de grûn in natuergebiet te meitsjen.

They have chosen to turn the land into a nature reserve.

De grûn is al fjouwer generaasjes yn hannen fan de famylje .

The land has been in the hands of the family for four generations.

Hy moat it libben wer fan de grûn ôf opbouwe.

He has to rebuild life from the ground up.

Wy seagen tsientallen bierglêzen stikken oer de grûn lizzen.

We saw dozens of broken beer glasses lying on the ground.

Op 'e grûn leit sân , krekt sa't it heart yn in brune kroech.

There is sand on the ground, just as it should be in a brown pub.

De grûn wurdt plagge om it rûger wurden tefoaren te kommen.

The ground is teased to prevent it from becoming rougher.

De grûn wurdt alhiel trochweakke mei al dat reinwetter.

The ground is completely soaked with all that rainwater.