Grist, sb. ground corn, SkD.—­AS. grist, from grindan; for loss of n before s see Sievers, 185.

Grist-batinge, sb. grinding of the teeth, MD; grisbayting, MD; grisbitting, S2.

Grith, sb. peace, S; griA deg.e, dat., S.—­Icel. griA deg., domicile, place of safety, peace; hence griA deg. in the Chron.

GriA deg.-bruche, sb. breach of the peace, S.

GriA deg.ful, adj. peaceful, MD. GriA deg.fulnesse, sb. peacefulness, S.

Grocchen, v. to grudge, grumble, S2, S3.  See Grucchen.

Grof, pt. s. dug, buried, H. See Grauen.

Grof, adv. flat on one’s face, CT (951); gruf, MD, C2, C.—­Cp.  Icel. liggja Ai grAfu, to lie on one’s face.

Groflinges, adv. groveling, MD; grouelings, S2; grouelynge, supinus, Prompt.; grufelynge, Cath.  See above.

Grom, sb. lad, servant, PP, grome, PP, S(n); gromes, pl., S, PP.—­Cp.  ODu. grom, stripling.

Grome, sb. vexation, anger, S. See Grame.

Gronen, v. to groan, PP, CM, Prompt.; grony, S2; graninde, pr. p., S; granand, S2; gronte, pt. s., C2.—­AS. grAinian.

Grop, pt. s.; see Gripen.

Gropien, v. to seize, handle, MD; gropyn, Prompt.; grope, C, C3*; grape, palpare, H, Manip.—­AS. grAipian, from grA-pan.  See Gripen.

Gros, pt. s. reflex. was afraid, S. See Grisen.

Grot, sb. weeping, S, MD.  See Greten.

Grot, sb. atom, MD; grotes, pl., S.—­AS. grot, particle.

Grote, sb. groat, C3, PP; grotte, S3.—­OLG. grote, a coin of Bremen; cp.  Du. groot, great.  Cf. Gret.

Groten, v. to weep, S, MD; see Greten.

Ground, sb. ground, foundation, bottom (of water), MD; grund, S; grounde, PP; gronde, dat., S2; groundes, pl. foundations, S2. Phr.:  to grounde com, came to the ground, i.e. was ruined, S2.—­AS. grund.

Grounden, v. to found; grownden, Prompt.; groundes, 2 pr. s., S2; grounded, pp., S2.

Groue, sb. a little wood, Prompt., MD; gravys, pl., S3.—­AS. grAif.

Grouelings, adv. flat on one’s face, S2; see Groflinges.

Groyn, sb. the snout of a pig, CM; groyne, Prompt.; groon, Manip.; grune, Cath.—­OF. groing, groin.