gruit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gruit.

Noun

gruit (countable and uncountable, plural gruits)

  1. (brewing) A herbal mixture used in the flavouring of beer that preceded the use of hops.

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Dutch

Alternative forms
  • gruijt (obsolete)
  • gruyt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch grute, from Old Dutch grūt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣrœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: gruit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

gruit f (uncountable)

  1. gruit, a herb mixture used for flavouring and bittering beer widely used in the Low Countries before hops came into use
  2. (obsolete, historical) the right to sell gruit to breweries
    Synonym: gruitrecht

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