grauen.
to cause terror
Meaning & usage
to cause terror
Mir graut es schon vor der Prüfung.
to be terrified
Ich graue mich vor der morgigen Prüfung.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German grūwen, from Old High German (in)grūēn, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *grīsan (“to be frightened”).
to break, to dawn
to dusk
to become grey
Sein Fell graut.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German grāwen, from Old High German grāwēn, grāwōn, from Proto-West Germanic *grāwēn. By surface analysis, grau + -en.
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