grijsaard
Dutch
editEtymology
editDerived from Middle Dutch grisaert. Equivalent to grijs (“grey”) + -aard, although grijs may be associated with the Middle Dutch verb grisen (“to mutter, grunt”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
editgrijsaard m (plural grijsaarden, diminutive grijsaardje n)
References
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “grijsaard”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute