Middle English Dictionary Entry
groininge ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | groininge ger. Also groniinge, gronning, grunning. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Grumbling, complaining; (b) grunting.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.Mich.(Hrl 2277:Wright)p.138 : Ho so haveth of urthe mest, he is slou as an asse..of lute speche, of stille grounynge [Corp-C: groynynge] and wraththe long.
- c1350 Ayenb.App.(Arun 57)264/36 : Þer is groniynge wyþ-oute ende.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.2460 : Myn is..The murmur and the cherles rebellyng, The groynyng and the pryuee empoysonyng.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)214 : Gronyynge [Win: Gronnyng; ?read: Grounyng], or grutchynge: Murmur.
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)214 : Groynynge of swyne [Win: Grunnyng]: Grunnitus.