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GREÓT

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
GRIT, sand, dust, earth, gravel; pulvis
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  • Hét ðæt greót útawegan

    he ordered the earth to be removed,

      Homl. Th. i. 74, 24.

  • Ðú scealt greót etan

    dust shalt thou eat,

      Cd. 43; Th. 59, 9; Gen. 909.

  • Ic gewíte in greótes fæðm

    I depart into dust's bosom,

      Exon. 64 a; Th. 235, 13; Ph. 556: Andr. Kmbl. 1587; An. 795: Beo. Th. 6315; B. 3168.

  • Of greóte

    from the earth,

      Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 13; Ph. 267: Andr. Kmbl. 3246; An. 1626.

  • Sand is geblonden grund wið greóte

    the sand is mixed together, the abyss with the strand,

      849; An. 425: 475; An. 238: 508; An. 254: Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 12; Gú. 1309.

  • Hér líþ úre ealdor on greóte

    here lies our chief in the dust,

      Byrht. Th. 140, 68; By. 315: Andr. Kmbl. 2169; An. 1086: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 308.

  • Ðeáh ðe hit sý greóte beþeaht líc mid láme

    though with dust it be covered, the body with clay,

      Exon. 117 a; Th. 451, 4; Dóm. 98: Elen. Kmbl. 1666; El. 835.
Etymology
[A. R. greot: Wick. greet: O. Sax. griot; n. sand, strand: Icel. grjót; n. stones, rubble: O. H. Ger. grioz glarea, arena: Ger. gries gravel, grit.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “GREÓT.” 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/17497.

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