grässlich
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gräßlich (pre-1996)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German grēslich, from Middle Low German grēselîk (“horrific”), probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *grīsan (“to be frightened”), which is cognate with Old English grislic, whence English grisly. Cognate with Bavarian greißlich.
In High German associated with unrelated graz (“angry”), from Old High German *graz (“strict”, attested as adverb grazzo), which is perhaps related with Dutch gretig (“eager”). This association influenced the form but not the sense.
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Adjective[edit]
grässlich (strong nominative masculine singular grässlicher, comparative grässlicher, superlative am grässlichsten)
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