different between greeze vs greeve

greeze

English

Alternative forms

  • greese, grise

Etymology

See gree (a step).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??i?z/
  • Homophones: grees, grease (one pronunciation)

Noun

greeze (plural greezes)

  1. (obsolete) A step.

Anagrams

  • geezer

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greeve

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gryve, grayve, from Old Norse greifi (a count, earl, steward), akin to Swedish and Danish greve (a count, earl), Old English ?er?fa (reeve). More at reeve.

Alternative forms

  • greave, grieve

Noun

greeve (plural greeves)

  1. (Britain dialectal) A reeve; steward.
Derived terms
  • greeveship

Etymology 2

From Middle English greve, grayve, from Old French greve (shin), of unknown origin.

Alternative forms

  • greave

Noun

greeve (plural greeves)

  1. Armor for the shins, and occasionally the tops of the feet.

Anagrams

  • vergée

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