grijsaard
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Middle Dutch grisaert. Equivalent to grijs (“grey”) + -aard, although grijs may be associated with the Middle Dutch verb grisen (“to mutter, grunt”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
grijsaard m (plural grijsaarden, diminutive grijsaardje n)
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “grijsaard”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute