"gress" meaning in Scots

See gress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡrɛs/ Forms: gres [alternative], grais [alternative], graiss [alternative], grase [alternative], gers [alternative], girs [alternative]
Etymology: From Early Scots gres, from Old English græs. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm-esc|gres}} Early Scots gres, {{inh|sco|ang|græs}} Old English græs Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} gress (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} gress (uncountable)
  1. grass Tags: uncountable Derived forms: gressag, gressy
    Sense id: en-gress-sco-noun-9sxbCFth Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Grasses
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    {
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        },
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        },
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡrɛs/"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Early Scots gres, from Old English græs.",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "graiss",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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    },
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        "1": "-"
      },
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      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sco",
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        "Scots terms inherited from Early Scots",
        "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡrɛs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gress"
}

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