Gradi
adj. greedy, S; see Gredy.

Graffe
sb. a slip, young shoot, PP, Prompt.; graff, Cotg.—Late Lat. graphium, a stile (Gr. γραφεῖον); hence Low Lat. graffiolum, a graft, sucker; cp. OF. greffe.

Graffen
v. to graft, PP; graffid, pp., W.

Graith
adj. exact, direct, S2, PP; see Greith.

Graith
sb. preparation, PP.

Graithen
v. to prepare, H; grathis, pr. s., dresses, S3. See Greiðen.

Graithly
adv. readily, PP; gratheli, S2; see Greiðliche.

Gramcund
adj. angry, S.

Grame
sb. vexation, anger, S, HD, C3; grome, S; gram, S2; greme, S2.—AS. grama; cp. Icel. gramr, wrath.

Gramien
v. to vex, to be angry, MD; grame, PP, S; gromien, MD.—AS. gramian; cp. Goth. gramjan. See Gremien.

Granand
pr. p. groaning, S2; see Gronen.

Granat
sb. a garnet; see Garnet.

Granyt
pp. dyed in grain, S3; grained, Sh. See Greyne.

Grape
v. to handle, palpare, H; see Gropien.

Grapers
sb. pl. grappling-irons, S3.

Gras
sb. grass, S, PP, C2; gres, S, Prompt.; gresse, Prompt., S2; grases, pl., 82; greses, S2; gyrss, S3.—AS. græs: Goth. gras.

Grathis
pr. s. dresses, S3; see Graithen.

Grauen
v. to bury, S, PP, C2, H; to engrave, PP; grof, pt. s., H; grauen, pp., buried, S, PP, G, H; i-grauen, engraved, S; i-graue, S, G; graue, PP.—AS. grafan, to dig, pt. gróf, pp. grafen.

Graunt
adj. great, PP. Phr.: graunt-mercy, many thanks, C2, C3, PP; gramercy, PP, Sh.; gramercies, pl., S3.—AF. grant, OF. grand; Lat. grandem.

Grauntye
v. to grant, give, agree, allow, PP; grawntyn, Prompt., C2; graunte, PP; granti, S, S2; graunti, 1 pr. s., S; grante, imp. s., S; y-graunted, pp., C3, P; i-granted, S2.—AF. gräanter (graunter, granter); OF. crëanter; Late Lat. credentare, from Lat. credentem, pr. p. of credere.

Grauynge
sb. engraving, S2, P; burying, H.

Gravys
pl. groves, S3; see Groue.

Gray
adj. gray, PP, MD; grey, PP; greye, sb. gray clothing, PP; grai, gray fur, S; grey, S; badger, S3; gray, HD; badger’s skin, HD.—AS. græg.

Gre
sb. step, degree, S3, PP, MD; worthiness, gradus, Prompt.; gree, HD; grees, pl., W, MD, HD; greis, H.—OF. gre; Lat. gradum (acc.).

Grece
sb. stair, MD, Prompt., Cath., Palsg.; greece, Manip.; grese, MD, HD; greese, Cotg. (s.v. degré), HD; grize, Sh.; greces, pl., W2; grises, Prompt. (n).—From grees, steps, a flight of steps, pl. of Gre (above).

Greden
v. to cry aloud, S, PP, S2; gradde, pt. s., S, PP, 82; gredde, PP.—AS. grǽdan, pt. grǽdde.

Gredinge
sb. crying, MD; gredynges, pl., S2.

Gredy
adj. greedy, PP; gradi, S; gredi, S.—AS. grǽdig; cp. Icel. gráðugr.

Gree
sb. favour, S2, C2, C3; prize, PP, C. Phr.: take in gre, agree to, S3.—OF. gre, gred, gret, pleasure, recompense; Lat. gratum, pleasing.

Gree
v. to agree, HD; greeing, pr. p., S3.—OF. gréer, to agree, to accept; Late Lat. gratare (for Lat. gratari).

Greesings
sb. pl. steps, HD. See Grece.

Gref
sb. grief, MD; greeue, dat., G.—OF. gref, from Lat. gravem, heavy.

Greit
sb. grit, S3; see Greot.

Greith
adj. ready, PP; graith, exact, direct, PP, S2; grayþ, PP; grayþest, superl., PP, S2; graith, adv., S3.—Icel. greiðr, ready: Goth. ga-raids, exact.

Greiðen
v. to prepare, SD; graithe, H, HD; grathis, pr. s., dresses, S3; graithed, pt. s., S2; greythede, S; greithide, S2; greithede, pl., S2; greythed, pp., S; greȝȝþedd, S; greþþed, S; graythed, HD, S2; i-greiðet, S; y-greiðed, S3; graid, H.—Icel. greiða.

Greiðliche
adv. readily, PP; graithly, PP, HD; graythely, S2; gratheli, S2.

Gremien
v. to vex, to be angry, MD, S; greme, S; ȝe-gremed, pp., S.—AS. gremian. See Gramien.

Grene
adj. and sb. green, S, PP, S2, C2, C3; greyne, B.—AS. gréne: OS. gróni; cp. OHG. gruoni (Tatian).

Grene
sb. snare; see Grin.

Grenehede
sb. greenness, wantonness, S2, C3.

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.

Gret-wombede
adj. big-bellied, S3.

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.

Gretyng
sb. lamentation, S2; gretynge, H.

Gretyngful
adj. sorrowful, H.

Greuaunce
sb. grievance, hurt, C2; grewance, S3; greuaunces, pl., PP.—OF. grevance.

Greue
sb. thicket, grove, MD; greues, pl., S2, CM, HD; grevis, S3.

Greuen
v. to grieve, PP, S, C2.—AF. grever, to burden; Lat. gravare.

Greuous
adj. grievous, PP; greuousere, comp., W2.

Grey-hownd
sb. greyhound, leporarius, Voc.; grayhund, Voc.; grayhownd, Voc.; grehunde, Voc.; grehownde, Prompt.; greahund, SkD; grehoundes, pl., S3; greahondes, S3; greihoundes, SkD.—Icel. greyhundr, greyhound; grey, a dog.

Greyce
adj. gray, S3. See Grys.

Greyn
sb. grain of corn, a kind of spice, MD, PP, CM; greyne, Prompt.; greyn de Parys, CM.—AF. grein, grain; Lat. granum.

Greyn
sb. handle, branch, MD; grayn, MD; grayne, WA.—Icel. grein.

Greyn-horne
sb. Greenhorn, the name of an ox in the Towneley Mysteries, HD.

Greyne
sb. colour, dye, PP, MD; greyn, S3, C2; grayn, C2.—AF. graine; Late Lat. grana, cochineal dye (Ducange).

Griffoun
sb. griffin, C, S2; gryffown, Prompt.—OF. griffon, a gripe (Cotg.).

Gril
adj. horrible, rough, fierce, MD; gryl, S2, Prompt.—Cp. MHG. grel, angry.

Grillen
v. to vex, MD; grulde, pt. s., twanged, S; i-gruld, pp., provoked, SD.—AS. grillan.

Grim
adj. fierce, S; grym, heavy, PP, S2, C; grimme, pl., horrible, S.—AS. grim.

Grimlich
adj. horrible, S; grimlych, S; grimliche, adv. terribly, S, PP; grymly, sharply, PP.

Grin
sb. snare, noose, S, Voc.; gryn, W; grene, laqueus, MD, Voc.; grune, MD; grone, MD; grane, MD.—AS. grin.

Grinden
v. to grind, MD; y-grounde, pp., C2; grundyn, S3; grounden, C3.—AS. grindan, pt. grand (pl. grundon), pp. grunden.

Grindere
sb. grinder; grynderis, pl., W2.

Grip
sb. vulture, S; grype, Voc., Prompt.—Icel. gripr.

Gripen
v. to grip, S, PP, H; grap, pt. s., MD; grop, MD; gripen, pl., MD; grepen, MD; gripen, pp., MD; grypen, PP; griped, PP.—AS. grípan, pt. gráp (pl. gripon), pp. gripen.

Gris
sb. a young pig, PP; grise, Cath.; gryse, Voc.; gryce, Prompt.; grys, pl., MD, S2, PP.—Icel. gríss.

Grisen
v. to shudder, S2; gryse, to be frightened, HD; him gros, pt. s. reflex., S.—AS. grísan, pt. grós (pl. grison), pp. grisen.

Grislich
adj. horrible, S, S2; grislic, S; grysliche, S, PP; grisli, S2; grisly, C2, C3; grisliche, adv., S; grieslie, S3.—AS. grislic.

Grist
sb. ground corn, SkD.—AS. grist, from grindan; for loss of n before s see Sievers, 185.

Grist-batinge
sb. grinding of the teeth, MD; grisbayting, MD; gris-bitting, S2.

Grith
sb. peace, S; griðe, dat., S.—Icel. grið, domicile, place of safety, peace; hence grið in the Chron.

Grið-bruche
sb. breach of the peace, S.

Griðful
adj. peaceful, MD.

Griðfulnesse
sb. peacefulness, S.

Grocchen
v. to grudge, grumble, S2, S3. See Grucchen.

Grof
adv. flat on one’s face, CT (951); gruf, MD, C2, C.—Cp. Icel. liggja á grúfu, to lie on one’s face.

Grof
pt. s. dug, buried, H. See Grauen.

Groflinges
adv. groveling, MD; grouelings, S2; grouelynge, supinus, Prompt.; grufelynge, Cath. See above.

Grom
sb. lad, servant, PP, grome, PP, S (n); gromes, pl., S, PP.—Cp. ODu. grom, stripling.

Grome
sb. vexation, anger, S. See Grame.

Gronen
v. to groan, PP, CM, Prompt.; grony, S2; graninde, pr. p., S; granand, S2; gronte, pt. s., C2.—AS. gránian.

Grop
pt. s.; see Gripen.

Gropien
v. to seize, handle, MD; gropyn, Prompt.; grope, C, C3; grape, palpare, H, Manip.—AS. grápian, from grípan. See Gripen.

Gros
pt. s. reflex. was afraid, S. See Grisen.

Grot
sb. atom, MD; grotes, pl., S.—AS. grot, particle.

Grot
sb. weeping, S, MD. See Greten.

Grote
sb. groat, C3, PP; grotte, S3.—OLG. grote, a coin of Bremen; cp. Du. groot, great. Cf. Gret.

Groten
v. to weep, S, MD; see Greten.

Groue
sb. a little wood, Prompt., MD; gravys, pl., S3.—AS. gráf.

Grouelings
adv. flat on one’s face, S2; see Groflinges.

Ground
sb. ground, foundation, bottom (of water), MD; grund, S; grounde, PP; gronde, dat., S2; groundes, pl. foundations, S2. Phr.: to grounde com, came to the ground, i.e. was ruined, S2.—AS. grund.

Grounden
v. to found; grownden, Prompt.; groundes, 2 pr. s., S2; grounded, pp., S2.

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.

Gruntyng
sb. grunting, gnashing, W; grynting, W; grentyng, W.

Grure
sb. horror, MD.—AS. gryre; OS. gruri.

Grure-ful
adj. horrible, S.

Gruselien
v. to munch, S.

Grusen
v. to munch, MD; gryze, HD; gruse, JD.

Gryrss
sb. grass; see Gras.

Grys
sb. a costly fur, the fur of the grey squirrel, C, S2, PP, HD; grey, C3; gryce, Prompt.; greys, PP; greyce, S3.—OF. gris, gray.