on grouf

Scots

Etymology

A set phrase consisting of on + grouf. Cognate with Middle English o grufe, Icelandic á grúfu (“face down”).

Adverb

on grouf (not comparable)

  1. (Middle Scots, obsolete) face-down
  2. (Middle Scots, obsolete, by extension) grieving
    • 15 century, Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid, pages 361-362:
      Madame, your father biddis yow cum in hy: he hes merwell sa lang on grouf ye ly ..
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Derived terms
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