Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
grētan — *grētan, *græ̅tan germ., stark. Verb: nhd. weinen, schreien, heulen; ne. cry (Verb), howl (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., ae., as., mhd.; Etymologie: idg … Germanisches Wörterbuch
gretan — (greitan) [akin to Eng greet, Swe graata] : weep. Deriv. grets crying … Gothic dictionary with etymologies
gretan — greet, speak to … The Old English to English
greet — gretan … English to the Old English
speak to — gretan … English to the Old English
greet — greet1 greeter, n. /greet/, v.t. 1. to address with some form of salutation; welcome. 2. to meet or receive: to be greeted by cheering crowds; to greet a proposal with boos and hisses. 3. to manifest itself to: Music greeted his ear as he entered … Universalium
greet — (v.) O.E. gretan to come in contact with (in sense of attack, accost as well as salute, welcome, and touch, take hold of, handle ), from W.Gmc. *grotjan (Cf. O.S. grotian, O.Fris. greta, Du. groeten, O.H.G. gruozen, Ger. grüßen to salute, greet ) … Etymology dictionary
greet — greet1 verb 1》 give a word or sign of welcome when meeting (someone). 2》 receive or acknowledge in a specified way: the idea was warmly greeted. 3》 (of a sight or sound) become apparent to (a person arriving somewhere). Derivatives greeter noun… … English new terms dictionary
greet — greet1 [grēt] vt. [ME greten < OE gretan, grætan, akin to Du groetan, Ger grüssen < IE * ghredh < base * gher , echoic of outcry > L hirrire, to whimper, growl] 1. to speak or write to with expressions of friendliness, respect,… … English World dictionary
regret — [ri gret′] vt. regretted, regretting [ME regretten < OFr regreter, to bewail the dead < re + Gmc base as in OE gretan, ON grata, Goth gretan, to weep] 1. to feel sorry about or mourn for (a person or thing gone, lost, etc.) 2. to feel… … English World dictionary
