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1.
grẹ̄ten
v.(3)
49 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To weep, cry, lament;
greten and goulen
;
greten for, greten on
, weep over (sb. or sth.); (b)
greten for gladnes (joie)
, to weep for joy;
greten sinne
, bewail (sin);
greten teres (a flod)
, shed…
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2.
grẹ̄t
n.(3)
65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Sand, gravel, small stones;
a gret
, a grain of sand;
ech gret
, every speck, every bit; (b) sandstone, gristone; (c) dust, dirt.
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