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1. mē̆dwe-grẹ̄ne adj.

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Green as meadow grass. …

2. grẹ̄ne-wax n.

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(a) An estreat; notice of a fine, amercement, etc., sealed with the green wax seal of the Exchequer; old sinnes will comen out in grene-wax, old sins demand payment, chickens will come home to roost……

3. grẹ̄nish adj.

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(a) Somewhat green, dull or pale green; (b) green. …

4. grẹ̄ne adj.

208 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Green, of the colour of grass; (b) of the skin or complexion: green; also, pale, colorless, livid; gul and grene, pale and grene; (c) as symbolic of inconstancy or envy; (d) grene cloth, the……

5. grẹ̄n(e)hēde n.

Additional spellings: grenehede
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(a) Greenness of color; (b) fresh vigor of plants; also fig.; (c) moistness of wood; (d) youthful folly; (e) in surname. …

6. grẹ̄nling n.

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A kind of fish, ?the cod. …

7. grẹ̄neshipe n.

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Greenness of color. …

8. grẹ̄nnes(se n.

Additional spellings: grennesse
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Green color; also fig.; (b) verdure, freshness, vitality, youthful vigor; also fig.; (c) something green, a green plant; (d) unripeness. …

9. ungrẹ̄ne adj.

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Not green. …

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