adj., n.
?'angry, sorrowful; horror' (Modern English )
PGmc Ancestor
(1) *grēwa-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
(1) grár 'grey; spiteful, malicious'
(ONP (1) grár (adj.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
(1) Far gráur, Icel grár, Norw grå, Dan grå, OSw grā, Sw grå
OE Cognate
(1) grǣg 'grey'
Phonological and morphological markers
[ON /ɑ:/ < PGmc */e:/ (1)] (may not be applicable)
Summary category
DD2
(1) This would be the only instance of an adj., as interpreted by MED; the n. form is attested from the Katherine Group only. (2) Common and widespread.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
WA 3228
The D MS of WA has a variant reading grone 'groaning' at 3238, which TPD print in their edition, regarding A MS gro as a likely error (3366n) and Skeat WA also allows that this is a possibility.