gry

See also: Gry

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gry (plural gries)

1. (archaic) A small amount.
2. (archaic) One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Alternative forms

• gry.

Noun

gry (plural gries)

1. Abbreviation of gray or grey (the color)

Adjective

gry (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of grey or gray (the color)

Anagrams

• Gyr, RGY

---

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρῦ (grû).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡryː/, [ɡryː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡri/, [ɡriː]

Noun

grȳ n (indeclinable)

1. the least amount; scrap, crumb
2. dirt under the fingernails

References

• “gry”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gry in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

---

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gry (imperative gry, present tense gryr, passive -, simple past grydde, past participle grydd, present participle gryende)

1. (of a day) to dawn, begin to get light

References

• “gry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gry (present tense gryr, past tense grydde, past participle grytt/grydd, passive infinitive gryast, present participle gryande, imperative gry)

1. to dawn (a day)

---

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɨ/

Noun

gry

1. inflection of gra:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

---

Swedish

Noun

gry n

1. grit (personal trait; in the expression gott gry), courage, spirit

   Det är gott gry i dig!

   Attaboy!

Etymology

Cognate with grå.

Verb

gry

1. to dawn

   Innan en ny dag gryr.

   Before a new day dawns.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gry (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gry		—
Supine	grytt		—
Imperative	gry		—
Imper. plural1	gryn		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gryr	grydde	—	—
Ind. plural1	gry	grydde	—	—
Subjunctive2	gry	grydde	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	gryende
Past participle	grydd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• gryning