grene

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁæːnə]

Noun

grene c

1. plural indefinite of gren

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• greene

Etymology

From Old English grēne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːn(ə)/

Adjective

grene

1. green

Descendants

• English: green

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
whit	grey, hor	blak
red ; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne	yelow, dorry ; canevas
grasgrene	grene
plunket ; ewage	asure, livid	blewe, blo, pers
violet ; inde	rose, murrey ; purpel	claret

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare Old Frisian grēne, Old Saxon grōni, Old High German gruoni, Old Norse grœnn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːne/

Adjective

grēne

1. (West Saxon) green

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	grēna	grēne	grēne	grēnan			nom.	grēne	grēne	grēnu	grēne	grēnu, -e	grēna, -e
accusative	grēnan	grēne	grēnan				acc.	grēnne	grēne	grēne	grēne	grēnu, -e	grēna, -e
genitive	grēnan			grēnra, grēnena			gen.	grēnes	grēnes	grēnre	grēnra
dative	grēnan			grēnum			dat.	grēnum	grēnum	grēnre	grēnum
							instrumental	grēne

Descendants

• Middle English: grene
  • English: green

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Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

grēne

1. green

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: green

• West Frisian: grien