grene

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁæːnə]

Noun

grene c

1. indefinite plural of gren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• greene

Etymology

From Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːn(ə)/

Adjective

grene

1. green

Derived terms

• grene wax

Descendants

• English: green (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: green
• Yola: green

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)

whit	grey, hor	blak
red; cremesyn, gernet	citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne	yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
grasgrene	grene
plunket; ewage	asure, livid	blewe, blo, pers
violet; inde	rose, murrey; purpel, purpur	claret

Old English

Alternative forms

• grœ̄ne — Anglian, early Kentish
• grœ̄ni — Mercian, Corpus Glossary

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with Old Frisian grēne, Old Saxon grōni, Old High German gruoni, Old Norse grœnn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreː.ne/

Adjective

grēne

1. green
   • c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham (tr.), Hexameron of St. Basil:

     God sylf ġesēah ða ðæt hit gōd was swā, and hēt ðā eorðan ardlīċe spryttan growende gærs and ðā grēnan wyrta mid heora āgenum sǣde...ðā wyrta sōna wynsumlīċe grēowon mid meniġfealdum blōstmum mislīċe ġeblēode.

     God himself saw that it was very good, and ordered the earth to immediately sprout forth growing grass and the green herbs with their own seeds...and the plants soon grew pleasantly with manyfold blossoms of various colors.

2. (of a vegetable) raw
   • early 11th century, anonymous gloss of Ælfric's Latin Colloquy (c. 995)

     Ġif ġē mē ūt ādrīfaþ fram ēowrum ġefērsċipe, ġē etaþ ēowre wyrta grēne and ēowre flǣsċmetas hrēawe.

     If you drive me out of your society, you'll eat your vegetables uncooked and your meat raw. [Said by a cook.]

   • unknown date and author, monastic sign language guide

     Ġesodenra wyrta tācn is þæt þū dō mid þīnre ōðerre handa niðewearde be þǣre sīdan swelċe þū sċearfian wille. Þonne þū grēne wyrta habban wille, þonne sete þū þīnne finger on þīne winestran hand.

     The sign for cooked vegetables is that you take your hand and make a downward motion along your side as if you're cutting them up. When you want raw vegetables, place your finger on your left hand.

Declension

Declension of grēne — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grēne	grēnu, grēno	grēne
Accusative	grēnne	grēne	grēne
Genitive	grēnes	grēnre	grēnes
Dative	grēnum	grēnre	grēnum
Instrumental	grēne	grēnre	grēne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grēne	grēna, grēne	grēnu, grēno
Accusative	grēne	grēna, grēne	grēnu, grēno
Genitive	grēnra	grēnra	grēnra
Dative	grēnum	grēnum	grēnum
Instrumental	grēnum	grēnum	grēnum

Declension of grēne — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grēna	grēne	grēne
Accusative	grēnan	grēnan	grēne
Genitive	grēnan	grēnan	grēnan
Dative	grēnan	grēnan	grēnan
Instrumental	grēnan	grēnan	grēnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	grēnan	grēnan	grēnan
Accusative	grēnan	grēnan	grēnan
Genitive	grēnra, grēnena	grēnra, grēnena	grēnra, grēnena
Dative	grēnum	grēnum	grēnum
Instrumental	grēnum	grēnum	grēnum

Derived terms

• græsgrēne
• grēnian

Descendants

• Middle English: grene, greene
  • English: green (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: green
  • Yola: green

See also

Colors in Old English · dēage (layout · text)

hwīt	grǣġ	blæc, sweart
rēad; basu	ġeolurēad; brūn	ġeolu
	grēne
	blāw	blāw
	purpuren

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

grēne

1. green

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: green

• Saterland Frisian: gräin
• West Frisian: grien