grees

See also: Grees, gréés, and grées

English

Noun

grees

1. plural of gree

Anagrams

• Geers, Geres, Seger, egers, egres, geers, serge

Manx

Etymology

Probably from Old Irish grís (“heat, embers, ashes”). See also Scottish Gaelic grìos of similar meaning.

Verb

grees (verbal noun greesaghey)

1. to stir
2. to incite, provoke, agitate, egg on, foment, excite, stir up, instigate, prod
3. to drive, accelerate
4. to abet

Mutation

Mutation of grees

radical	lenition	eclipsis
grees	ghrees	ngrees

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

grees

1. alternative form of grece (“step, steps”)

Etymology 2

Noun

grees

1. alternative form of grece (“grease”)