grush

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Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of Germanic origin, related to Old English grut (“malt mash”) (modern grout). See also English grit. Not related to English crush.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

grush (third-person singular simple present grushes, present participle grushin, simple past grusht, past participle grusht)

  1. to crush, grind, crumble down
  2. to strew with grit

Noun[edit]

grush (uncountable)

  1. anything in a crushed or crumbled-down state
  2. grit, fine gravel

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donaldson, D., Longmuir, J., Jamieson, J. (1879). An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language. United Kingdom: A. Gardner, p. 464
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