græs

See also: gräs and græs'

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gras (grass), from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (grow, become green).

Noun

græs n (singular definite græsset, plural indefinite græsser)

  1. grass

Inflection


Middle English

Noun

græs

  1. Alternative form of gras

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (grow, become green). Compare Old Frisian gres (West Frisian gers), Old Saxon gras (Low German Gras), Dutch gras, Old High German gras (German Gras), Old Norse gras (Danish græs, Swedish gräs), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃 (gras).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡræs/

Noun

græs n (nominative plural grasu)

  1. grass

Descendants

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