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Gris


Gris

,
Adj.
[OF. & F., fr. LL.
griseus
; of German origin; cf. MHG.
gris
, G.
greis
, hoary. Cf.
Grizzle
.]
Gray.
[R.]
Chaucer.

Gris

,
Noun.
[OF., fr.
gris
gray. Cf. G.
grauwerk
(lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See
Gris
,
Adj.
]
A costly kind of fur.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Gris

(grĭs)
,
Noun.
s
ing.
&
pl.
[See
Grice
a pig.]
A little pig.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gris

GRIS

,
Noun.
A kind of fur.

Definition 2024


grís

grís

See also: gris and gris'

Icelandic

Noun

grís m (genitive singular gríss, nominative plural grísir)

  1. piglet
  2. pig (slovenly person)
  3. a lucky guess

Declension

Derived terms

  • grísabúr
  • grísakjöt
  • gríslingur
  • naggrís
  • smágrís

Irish

Noun

grís m

  1. genitive singular of gríos

Noun

grís f

  1. Alternative form of gríos (hot ashes, embers)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
grís ghrís ngrís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • gríss

Noun

grís f

  1. heat, fire, embers, hot ashes
  2. (figuratively) glow, ardour, valour, passion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Irish: gríos

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
grís grís
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngrís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • grís” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.