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grev

grev

Cornish

Adjective

grev

  1. Soft mutation of krev.

Norman

Alternative forms

  • grève (continental Normandy, Jersey)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Medieval Latin; compare French grève), of pre-Latin origin.

Noun

grev f (plural grevs)

  1. (Sark) beach

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

grev

  1. present tense of grava and grave

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grevis, from Latin gravis.

Adjective

grev m (feminine singular greva, masculine plural grevs, feminine plural grevas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) heavy, weighty
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) difficult

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