grees
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
grees
Anagrams[edit]
Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Middle Irish grís (“heat, embers, ashes”). See also Scottish Gaelic grìos of similar meaning.
Verb[edit]
grees (verbal noun greesaghey)
- to stir
- to incite, provoke, agitate, egg on, foment, excite, stir up, instigate, prod
- to drive, accelerate
- to abet
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
grees | ghrees | ngrees |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
grees
- Alternative form of grece (“step, steps”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
grees
- Alternative form of grece (“grease”)