A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Grennen], v. to grin, show the teeth (as a dog), S, W; grennyn, Prompt.—AS. grennian.

[ Grennunge], sb. grinning, S; grennynge, Prompt.

[ Greot], sb. gravel, grit, PP; greit, S3; greete, Manip.; grith, PP.—AS. gréot.

[ Gres], sb. grass, S, Prompt. See [Gras].

[ Gresy], adj. grassy, S3.

[ Gret], adj. great, S, S2, C2, PP; greet, C2; grete, Prompt., PP, S2, C2; grette, PP; greate, S; grate, S; gretture, comp. S; grettoure, PP; grettour, PP; gretter, C2; grettere, W2; grettest, superl., PP; grete, adv., S3.—AS. gréat.

[ Greten], v. to salute, S, PP, S2; gret, imp. s., S; greteth, pl., G; grette, pt. s., S, PP, S2, C2, C3, W; grette, pl., G; gretten, W; gret, pp., W.—AS. grétan, to approach (also ge-grétan), pt. grétte, pp. gréted: OS. grótian; cp. OHG. gruazen (Otfrid).

[ Greten], v. to weep, S, PP, H; greete, S3; gret, S2; groten, S; gretande, pr. p., HD; gretand, S2, S3, H; gret, pr. s., S; gret, pt. s., S, H; grete, HD; grete, pp., HD, S2.—AS. grǽtan (grétan), pt. grét (pl. gréton), pp. gréten: Icel. gráta.

[ Gretien], v. to magnify; i-gret, pp., S.—AS. gréatian.

[ Gretliche], adv. greatly, S, PP; gretly, S2; gretluker, comp., S.