Grauen, v. to bury, S, PP, C2, H; to engrave, PP; grof, pt. s., H; grauen, pp., buried, S, PP, G, H; i-grauen, engraved, S; i-graue, S, G; graue, PP.—­AS. grafan, to dig, pt. grA cubedf, pp. grafen.

Grauynge, sb. engraving, S2, P; burying, H.

Gravys, pl. groves, S3; see Groue.

Gray, adj. gray, PP, MD; grey, PP; greye, sb. gray clothing, PP; grai, gray fur, S; grey, S; badger, S3; gray, HD; badger’s skin, HD.—­AS. grA|g.

Gre, sb. step, degree, S3, PP, MD; worthiness, gradus, Prompt.; gree, HD; grees, pl., W, MD, HD; greis, H.—­OF. gre; Lat. gradum (acc.).

Grece, sb. stair, MD, Prompt., Cath., Palsg.; greece, Manip.; grese, MD, HD; greese, Cotg, (s. v. degrA(C)), HD; grize, Sh.; greces, pl., W2; grises, Prompt, (n).—­From grees, steps, a flight of steps, pl. of Gre (above).

Greden, v. to cry aloud, S, PP, S2; gradde, pt. s., S, PP, 82; gredde, PP.—­AS. grA|*dan, pt. grA|*dde.

Gredinge, sb. crying, MD; gredynges, pl., S2.

Gredy, adj. greedy, PP; gradi, S; gredi, S.—­AS. grA|*dig; cp.  Icel. grAiA deg.ugr.

Gree, sb. favour, S2, C2, C3; prize, PP, C. Phr.:  take in gre, agree to, S3.—­OF. gre, gred, gret, pleasure, recompense; Lat. gratum, pleasing.

Gree, v. to agree, HD; greeing, pr. p., S3.—­OF. grA(C)er, to agree, to accept; Late Lat. gratare (for Lat. gratari).

Greesings, sb. pl. steps, HD.  See Grece.

Gref, sb. grief, MD; greeue, dat., G.—­OF. gref, from Lat. gravem, heavy.

Gre-hounde; see Greyhownd.

Greit, sb. grit, S3; see Greot.

Greith, adj. ready, PP; graith, exact, direct, PP, S2; grayAz, PP; grayAzest, superl., PP, S2; graith, adv., S3.—­Icel. greiA deg.r, ready:  Goth, ga-raids, exact.

GreiA deg.en, v. to prepare, SD; graithe, H, HD; grathis, pr. s., dresses, S3; graithed, pt. s., S2; greythede, S; greithide, S2; greithede, pl., S2; greythed, pp., S; gre3*3*Azedd, S; greAz*Az*ed, S; graythed, HD, S2; i-greiA deg.et, S; y-greiA deg.ed, S3; graid, H.—­Icel. greiA deg.a.

GreiA deg.liche, adv. readily, PP; graithly, PP, HD; graythely, S2; gratheli, S2.