"greyen" meaning in English

See greyen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: greyens [present, singular, third-person], greyening [participle, present], greyened [participle, past], greyened [past]
Etymology: From grey + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grey|en|id2=inchoative}} grey + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} greyen (third-person singular simple present greyens, present participle greyening, simple past and past participle greyened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become grey Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: grayen
    Sense id: en-greyen-en-verb-WCWsRtpZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

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