An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

GRIT, GRYT, adj.
1. Great, S. S. B. grite.
Ross.
2. Large, big, S.
Burel.
3. Thick, gross, S.
Dunbar.
4. In a state of intimacy, S.
Ramsay.

A. S. grith, Isl. grid, pax.

5. Swelled with rain, S.
Spalding.
6. The heart is said to be grit, when one is ready to cry, S.
Minst. Bord.
Grit-hearted, adj. used in the same sense, S.

GRIT, s. The grain of stones, S.
St. Acc.

C. B. id. lapis arenosus.

GRYTH, s. Quarter in battle.
Wallace.

GROATS, s. pl. Oats with the husks taken off, S.

A. S. grut, far.

Kelly.

GROFF, adj.
1. Having harsh features, S.
2. Unpolished, S.
Watson.