Greyce, adj. gray, S3.  See Grys.

grey-hownd, sb. greyhound, leporarius, Voc.; grayhund, Voc.; grayhownd, Voc.; grehunde, Voc.:  grehownde, Prompt.; greahund, SkD; grehoundes, pl., S3; greahondes, S3; greihoundes, SkD.—­Icel. greyhundr, greyhound; grey, a dog.

Greyn, sb. handle, branch, MD; grayn, MD; grayne, WA.—­Icel. grein.

Greyn, sb. grain of corn, a kind of spice, MD, PP, CM; greyne, Prompt.; greyn de Parys, CM.—­AF. grein, grain; Lat. granum.

Greyne, sb. colour, dye, PP, MD; greyn, S3, C2; grayn, C2.—­AF. graine; Late Lat. grana, cochineal dye (Ducange).

Greyn-horne, sb.  Greenhorn, the name of an ox in the Towneley Mysteries, HD.

Griffoun, sb. griffin, C, S2; gryffown, Prompt.—­OF. griffon, a gripe (Cotg.).

Gril, adj. horrible, rough, fierce, MD; gryl, S2, Prompt.—­Cp.  MHG. grel, angry.

Grillen, v. to vex, MD; grulde, pt. s., twanged, S; i-gruld, pp., provoked,SD.—­AS. grillan.

Grim, adj. fierce, S; grym, heavy, PP, S2, C; grimme, pl., horrible, S.—­AS. grim.

Grimlich, adj. horrible, S; grimlych, S; grimliche, adv. terribly, S, PP; grymly, sharply, PP.

Grin, sb. snare, noose, S, Voc.; gryn, W; grene, laqueus, MD, Voc.; grune, MD; grone, MD; grane, MD.—­AS. grin.

Grinden, v. to grind, MD; y-grounde, pp., C2; grundyn,S3; grounden,C3.—­AS. grindan, pt. grand (pl. grundon), pp. grunden.

Grindere, sb. grinder; grynderis, pl., W2.

Grip, sb vulture, S; grype, Voc., Prompt.—­Icel. gripr.

Gripen, v. to grip, S, PP, H; grap, pt. s., MD; grop, MD; gripen, pl., MD; grepen, MD; gripen, pp., MD; grypen, PP; griped, PP.—­AS. grA-pan, pt. grAip (pl. gripon), pp. gripen.

Gris, sb. a young pig, PP; grise, Cath.; gryse, Voc.:  gryce, Prompt.; grys, pl., MD, S2, PP.—­Icel. grA-ss.

Grisen, v. to shudder, S2; gryse, to be frightened, HD; him gros, pt. s. reflex., S.—­AS. grA-san, pt. grA cubeds (pl. grison), pp. grisen.

Grislich, adj. horrible, S, S2; grislic, S; grysliche, S, PP; grisli, S2; grisly, C2, C3; grisliche, adv., S; grieslie, S3.—­AS. grislic.