grys

See also: Gryś

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch grijs.

Adjective

grys (attributive gryse, comparative gryser, superlative grysste)

1. grey/gray

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French gris, from Vulgar Latin *grīsus, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.

Alternative forms

• gris, grice, greys, greyis, grijs, griis, gryse, grise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːs/

Noun

grys (plural gryses)

1. gray, grey
2. grey fur

Descendants

• English: gris

References

• “grīs (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gríss.

Noun

grys (plural gryses)

1. Alternative form of gris

Etymology 3

From Old English gærs.

Noun

grys

1. Alternative form of gras

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Middle French

Noun

grys m (uncountable)

1. gray

Adjective

grys m (feminine singular gryse, masculine plural grys, feminine plural gryses)

1. gray

Descendants

• French: gris

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Welsh

Noun

grys

1. Soft mutation of crys.