grev

Cornish

Adjective

grev

Soft mutation of krev.

Danish

Noun

grev

greve, used as a pre-name title

Norman

Alternative forms

grève (continental Normandy, Jersey)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Medieval Latin; compare French grève), of pre-Latin origin.

Noun

grev f (plural grevs)

(Sark) beach

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

grev

present tense of grava and grave

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Sutsilvan) greav
(Puter, Vallader) greiv

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grevis, from Latin gravis.

Adjective

grev m (feminine singular greva, masculine plural grevs, feminine plural grevas)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) heavy, weighty
(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) difficult

Synonyms

(heavy):
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pesant
- (Sursilvan) pesont
- (Sutsilvan) pasànt
- (Surmiran) pasant

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