"grees" meaning in All languages combined

See grees on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} grees
  1. plural of gree Tags: form-of, plural Form of: gree
    Sense id: en-grees-en-noun-NARyzDr7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 7 13 17 14 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 74 4 6 4 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 3 5 4 5 3 3

Verb [Manx]

Forms: greesaghey [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], grees [error-unrecognized-form], ghrees [error-unrecognized-form], ngrees [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Probably from Old Irish grís (“heat, embers, ashes”). See also Scottish Gaelic grìos of similar meaning. Etymology templates: {{root|gv|ine-pro|*gʷʰer-}}, {{inh|gv|sga|grís|t=heat, embers, ashes}} Old Irish grís (“heat, embers, ashes”), {{cog|gd|grìos}} Scottish Gaelic grìos Head templates: {{head|gv|verb|verbal noun|greesaghey}} grees (verbal noun greesaghey)
  1. to stir
    Sense id: en-grees-gv-verb-fyDsWGq-
  2. to incite, provoke, agitate, egg on, foment, excite, stir up, instigate, prod
    Sense id: en-grees-gv-verb-cTAORVTy
  3. to drive, accelerate
    Sense id: en-grees-gv-verb-T7ASLbMA Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 15 24 40 21
  4. to abet
    Sense id: en-grees-gv-verb-u4RR6RhS

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} grees
  1. alternative form of grece (“step, steps”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grece (extra: step, steps)
    Sense id: en-grees-enm-noun-fwK1ZDxP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} grees
  1. alternative form of grece (“grease”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grece (extra: grease)
    Sense id: en-grees-enm-noun-qFpIEXXf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for grees meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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