grene
Danish edit
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grene c
- indefinite plural of gren
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
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grene
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whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |
Old English edit
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with Old Frisian grēne, Old Saxon grōni, Old High German gruoni, Old Norse grœnn.
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Adjective edit
grēne
- green
- (of a vegetable) raw
- early 11th century, anonymous gloss of Ælfric's Latin Colloquy (c. 995)
- Ġif ġē mē ūt ādrīfaþ fram ēowrum ġefērsċipe, ġē etaþ ēowre wyrta grēne and ēowre flǣsċmetas hrēawe.
- If you drive me out of your society, you'll eat your vegetables uncooked and your meat raw. [Said by a cook.]
- unknown date and author, monastic sign language guide
- Ġesodenra wyrta tācn is þæt þū dō mid þīnre ōðerre handa niðewearde be þǣre sīdan swelċe þū sċearfian wille. Þonne þū grēne wyrta habban wille, þonne sete þū þīnne finger on þīne winestran hand.
- The sign for cooked vegetables is that you take your hand and make a downward motion along your side as if you're cutting them up. When you want raw vegetables, place your finger on your left hand.
- early 11th century, anonymous gloss of Ælfric's Latin Colloquy (c. 995)
Declension edit
Declension of grēne — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | grēne | grēnu, grēno | grēne |
Accusative | grēnne | grēne | grēne |
Genitive | grēnes | grēnre | grēnes |
Dative | grēnum | grēnre | grēnum |
Instrumental | grēne | grēnre | grēne |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | grēne | grēna, grēne | grēnu, grēno |
Accusative | grēne | grēna, grēne | grēnu, grēno |
Genitive | grēnra | grēnra | grēnra |
Dative | grēnum | grēnum | grēnum |
Instrumental | grēnum | grēnum | grēnum |
Declension of grēne — Weak
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Old Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
Adjective edit
grēne