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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Groyn], sb. the snout of a pig, CM; groyne, Prompt.; groon, Manip.; grune, Cath.—OF. groing, groin.

[ Groynen], v. to grunt, to murmur, W; groignen, MD.—OF. groigner, grogner.

[ Groynyng], sb. murmuring, discontent, C.

[ Grucchen], v. to grudge, grumble, PP, S2, C, C2; grocching, pr. p., S2; grocched, pt. s., S3; grutchiden, pt. pl., W, W2.—OF. groucher, groucer, grocer.

[ Grucching], sb. grumbling, S; grucchyng, G; grutchyng, W.

[ Gruf], adv. flat on one’s face, MD, C, C2. Phr. a gruf, MD; on groufe, MD; one the groffe, MD. See [Grof].

[ Grulde], pt. s., twanged, S; see [Grillen].

[ Grund], sb. ground, bottom of a well, S; see [Ground].

[ Grundlike], adv. thoroughly, heartily, MD, S. See above.

[ Grunten], v. to grunt, MD; gryntiden, pt. pl., MD. Cp. OHG. grunzen.