*grīsaz^²

Runic: ᚷᚱᛁᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣriː.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

grey
terrible; frightening

Etymology

Unknown. Often related to *grēwaz, which would require a pre-form *greh₁-is-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (‘to grow; to become green’). This is highly speculative, however.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	grīsaz	grīsō	grīsą, -atō	grīsai	grīsôz	grīsō
Acc.	grīsanǭ	grīsǭ	grīsą, -atō	grīsanz	grīsōz	grīsō
Gen.	grīsas, -is	grīsaizōz	grīsas, -is	grīsaizǫ̂	grīsaizǫ̂	grīsaizǫ̂
Dat.	grīsammai	grīsaizōi	grīsammai	grīsaimaz	grīsaimaz	grīsaimaz
Inst.	grīsanō	grīsaizō	grīsanō	grīsaimiz	grīsaimiz	grīsaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	grīsô	grīsǭ	grīsô	grīsaniz	grīsōniz	grīsōnō
Acc.	grīsanų	grīsōnų	grīsô	grīsanunz	grīsōnunz	grīsōnō
Gen.	grīsiniz	grīsōniz	grīsiniz	grīsanǫ̂	grīsōnǫ̂	grīsanǫ̂
Dat.	grīsini	grīsōni	grīsini	grīsammaz	grīsōmaz	grīsammaz
Inst.	grīsinē	grīsōnē	grīsinē	grīsammiz	grīsōmiz	grīsammiz

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Descendants

*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - gris (Catalan)
  - gris (Lombard)
  - gris (Piedmontese)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - grîxo (Ligurian)
    - grisgiu (Corsican)
    - grigio (Italian)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - gris, grise (Old French)
    - grīseus (Medieval Latin)
    - gris, grys (Middle English)
    - gris (Norman)
    - gris, grise (Walloon)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - gris, grise (Old French)
    - gris (Middle French)
      - gris (French)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - gris, grise (Old French)
    - grisel (Old French)
      - grisel, griselle, gresel (Middle English)
        
        grizzle (English)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - gris (Old Occitan)
    - gris (Galician)
    - gris (Occitan)
    - gris (Spanish)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Gallo-Romance)
  - grixo (Venetan)
    - γκρίζος (gkrízos) (Greek)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- *grīs (Old Dutch)
  - grise, grijs (Middle Dutch)
    - grijs (Dutch)
      - grys (Afrikaans)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- grīs (Old Frisian)
  - gries (Saterland Frisian)
  - griis (West Frisian)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- grīs (Old High German)
  - grīs (Middle High German)
    - greis, jries (Central Franconian)
    - greis (German)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- grīs (Old Saxon)
  - grîs (Middle Low German)
    - jriess (Plautdietsch)
*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- grīs (Old Saxon)
  - grîs (Middle Low German)
    - gries (German Low German)
      - gries (German)

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