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greking

greking noun: the break (of day); dawn.

Noun

greking (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) The break (of day); dawn.
    • And in the grekynge of the day Sir Gawayne hente his hors wondyrs for to seke.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V

Origin of greking

Apparently derived from Old Norse grýja (“dawn”); but compare Dutch krieken.

Questions about greking

What does greking mean?
Greking means the break (of day); dawn.
What part of speech is greking?
Greking is a noun.

Words near greking in the dictionary

  1. greisly
  2. greited
  3. Greither syndrome
  4. greiting
  5. greits
  6. greking
  7. grelfie
  8. grelfies
  9. Grell
  10. Grella
  11. Grellas

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