Middle English Dictionary Entry
?greus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | greus adj. |
| Etymology | Cp. grūen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Horrible, painful.
Associated quotations
- a1450(c1400) Wor.Serm.(Wor F.10)40/618,622 : Fals techers..make an orrible noise & a grews e þis eris o godemen..an harpe..whan it is owt of tune..it is grews & disese to þe hering.