- grafan
- sv/t6 3rd pres græfð past gróf/on ptp gegrafen to dig, dig up; grave, engrave, carve, chisel
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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grave — I. transitive verb (graved; graven or graved; graving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grafan; akin to Old High German graban to dig, Old Church Slavic pogreti to bury Date: before 12th century 1. archaic dig, excavate 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bygrave — This ancient name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has the unusual distinction of being first recorded some seventy years before the Domesday Book of 1086. As a surname, Bygrave may be either locational or topographical in origin; if the former, it… … Surnames reference
Bygraves — This ancient name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has the unusual distinction of being first recorded some seventy years before the Domesday Book of 1086. As a surname, Bygrave may be either locational or topographical in origin; if the former, it… … Surnames reference
Bygreaves — This ancient name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has the unusual distinction of being first recorded some seventy years before the Domesday Book of 1086. As a surname, Bygrave may be either locational or topographical in origin; if the former, it… … Surnames reference
Bygrove — This ancient name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has the unusual distinction of being first recorded some seventy years before the Domesday Book of 1086. As a surname, Bygrave may be either locational or topographical in origin; if the former, it… … Surnames reference
grave — {{11}}grave (adj.) 1540s, from M.Fr. grave (14c.), from L. gravis weighty, serious, heavy, grievous, oppressive, from PIE root *gru (Cf. Skt. guruh heavy, weighty, venerable; Gk. baros weight, barys heavy in weight, often with the notion of… … Etymology dictionary
graft — I. n 1a. work, particularly hard, unrelenting or persistent work 1b. a job, one s occupation 2. American dishonesty, bribery, or peddling influence in public or political life Both the British and American senses of the word ultimately derive… … Contemporary slang
grave — grave1 [grāv] adj. graver, gravest [Fr < L gravis, heavy, weighty < IE base * gwer , heavy, mill > QUERN, Gr barys, heavy, Sans gurúh, grave] 1. a) requiring serious thought; important; weighty [grave doubts] b) not light or tri … English World dictionary
Grave — Grave, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[=a]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[=a]v n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grave — Grave, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr[ o]f, Russ. grob grave, coffin. See {Grave} to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
