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GRÉNE

  • adjective
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Grammar
GRÉNE, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §129; §194; §278; §285; §315; §434; §438;
Green; viridis
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  • Gréne

    viridis,

      Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 80; Wrt. Voc. 46, 37.

  • Wende man ðæt gréne to ðan weofode

    let the green [side of the sods] be turned to the altar,

      Lchdm. i. 398, 17.

  • Gréne folde

    the green earth,

      Cd. 76; Th. 94, 14; Gen. 1561.

  • Of grénum áre geworht

    wrought of green copper,

      Blickl. Homl. 127, 7.

  • On grénum treówe

    in viridi ligno,

      Lk. Skt. 23, 31.

  • Gréne eorþan

    green earth,

      Cd. 91; Th. 115, 18; Gen. 1921.

  • Gréne bearwas

    green groves,

      72; Th. 89, 13; Gen. 1480.

  • Genim ðære ylcan wyrte leáf ðonne heó grénost beó

    take the leaves of the same plant when it is greenest,

      Herb. 1, 4; Lchdm. i. 72, 7.
Etymology
[O. Sax. gróni: O. Frs. gréne: Icel. grænn: O. H. Ger. gruoni: Ger. grün.]
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v.  groene.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “GRÉNE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17490.

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