grausen

From Middle High German grūsen, from Old High German (ir)grū(wi)sōn, from the root of grauen (“dread, horror”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zn̩], [ˈɡʁaʊ̯zən]

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• Hyphenation: grau‧sen

grausen (weak, third-person singular present graust, past tense grauste, past participle gegraust, auxiliary haben)

1. (impersonal, + dative or accusative) to cause to feel dread

   Mir (or: Mich) graust es vor der Nacht.

   I dread the night.

2. (reflexive) to feel dread

   Ich grause mich vor Spinnen.

   I dread spiders.

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