"greave" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiːv/ Audio: en-us-grieve.ogg Forms: greaves [plural]
enPR: grēv Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English greve, from Old English grǣfe, grǣfa (“bush, bramble, grove, thicket, copse, brush-wood (for burning), fuel”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“ditch, hole”). Cognate with Scots greve, greave (“grove”). Compare also Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig”), of unknown origin, whence Old Norse grein (“branch, bough”). Closely related to Old English grāf, grāfa (“grove”). See grove. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|greve}} Middle English greve, {{inh|en|ang|grǣfe}} Old English grǣfe, {{der|en|gem-pro|*grōbō|t=ditch, hole}} Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“ditch, hole”), {{cog|sco|greve}} Scots greve, {{cog|gem-pro|*grainiz||twig}} Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig”), {{cog|non|grein||branch, bough}} Old Norse grein (“branch, bough”), {{cog|ang|grāf}} Old English grāf Head templates: {{en-noun}} greave (plural greaves)
  1. (obsolete) A bush; a tree; a grove. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-greave-en-noun-yhuOehJ9 Disambiguation of Trees: 33 7 13 39 9
  2. (obsolete) A bough; a branch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-greave-en-noun-hAtp3aNO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiːv/ Audio: en-us-grieve.ogg Forms: greaves [plural]
enPR: grēv Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English greve, greyve, from Old English grǣfa, grēfa (“pit, cave, hole, grave, trench”), from Proto-Germanic *grēbō, an ablaut variant of to *grōbō (“pit, ditch”) (whence doublet of groove) , from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”). Cognate with North Frisian groop (“pit, sewer, gutter”), Dutch groef (“pit, hole, gutter”), German Grube (“pit, hole”), Icelandic gröf (“pit, grave”). Also related to grave. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|greve}} Middle English greve, {{inh|en|ang|grǣfa}} Old English grǣfa, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*grēbō}} Proto-Germanic *grēbō, {{doublet|en|groove|nocap=1}} doublet of groove, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰrebʰ-||to dig, scratch, scrape}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”), {{cog|frr|groop||pit, sewer, gutter}} North Frisian groop (“pit, sewer, gutter”), {{cog|nl|groef||pit, hole, gutter}} Dutch groef (“pit, hole, gutter”), {{cog|de|Grube||pit, hole}} German Grube (“pit, hole”), {{cog|is|gröf||pit, grave}} Icelandic gröf (“pit, grave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} greave (plural greaves)
  1. (obsolete) A ditch or trench. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-greave-en-noun-L~HdCzwD Disambiguation of Trees: 33 7 13 39 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹiːv/ Audio: en-us-grieve.ogg Forms: greaves [plural]
enPR: grēv Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English greve, grayve, from Old French greve (“shin”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Egyptian Arabic جورب (“stocking, leg cover”). Watkins suggests a connection with greve (“part in the hair”), due to the resemblance of the medial ridge to a part in the hair, from graver (“to part (the hair); engrave”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *graban (“to engrave”); if so, related to Etymology 2 above. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|greve}} Middle English greve, {{der|en|fro|greve||shin}} Old French greve (“shin”), {{cog|arz|جورب||stocking, leg cover}} Egyptian Arabic جورب (“stocking, leg cover”), {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|en|frk|*graban|t=to engrave}} Frankish *graban (“to engrave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} greave (plural greaves)
  1. A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet. Categories (topical): Armor Categories (lifeform): Trees Synonyms: greeve, cnemid Derived forms: greaved Translations (piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin): զանգապան (zangapan) (Armenian), наколе́нник (nakolénnik) (Bulgarian), grève [feminine] (French), caneleira [feminine] (Galician), Schienbeinschutz [masculine] (German), Schienbeinschützer [masculine] (German), Schienbeinschoner [masculine] (German), Beinschiene [feminine] (German), ocrea [feminine] (Latin), bróc [feminine] (Old Irish), nagolennik [masculine] (Polish), nagolenica [feminine] (Polish), greva [feminine] (Portuguese), поножи (ponoži) [plural] (Russian), štitnik za potkoljenice [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), štitnik za potkolenice [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), greba [feminine] (Spanish), наголі́нники (naholínnyky) [plural] (Ukrainian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹiːv/ Audio: en-us-grieve.ogg Forms: greaves [present, singular, third-person], greaving [participle, present], greaved [participle, past], greaved [past]
enPR: grēv Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From greaves (“residue left after animal fat has been rendered”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} greave (third-person singular simple present greaves, present participle greaving, simple past and past participle greaved)
  1. (nautical, transitive) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: greaves (english: residue left after animal fat has been rendered)
    Sense id: en-greave-en-verb-GTjj8ZWq Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naholínnyky",
      "sense": "piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin",
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "наголі́нники"
    }
  ],
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    "greave"
  ],
  "word": "greave"
}

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    "en:Armor",
    "en:Trees"
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  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_text": "From greaves (“residue left after animal fat has been rendered”).",
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      "form": "greaves",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greaved",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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        "en:Nautical"
      ],
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        "To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave."
      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
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          "grave",
          "grave"
        ]
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        "(nautical, transitive) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "transport"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡɹiːv/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-grieve.ogg",
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    },
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