Middle English Dictionary Entry
grōtī adj.
Entry Info
Forms | grōtī adj. |
Etymology | OE grotig earthy. Meaning prob. influenced by grǒut, sense (c). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Muddy, slimy.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)117/31 : Þat þe persun shal haue leue to liee in grooti placis as an hogge in þe myre.