greave
1 synonym for greave, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (archaic) A bush, tree, or small wood.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English greve, from Old English grǣfe, grǣfa (“bush, bramble, grove, thicket, copse, brush-wood (for burning), fuel”). It is cognate with Scots greve, greave (“grove”); compare also Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig”), of unknown origin, from which Old Norse grein (“branch, bough”) descends. It is closel...
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