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graith.

To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡɹeɪθ/
  1. To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use.

    Scotland · obsolete
  2. To dress (someone or oneself) or be dressed.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English graithen, greithen, graiden, grathen, from Old Norse greiða (“to make ready, prepare, arrange, disentangle”), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to prepare, put in order”). Cognate with Old English ġerǣdan (“to arrange, dispose, order, provide for, harness”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (garaidjan, “to enjoin”).

noun/ɡɹeɪθ/
  1. Preparation; arrangement; condition.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Accoutrements: clothes, materials, equipment, furniture, etc.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English graith, graythe, greithe, from Old Norse greiði (“preparation, arrangement”), from Proto-Germanic *garaidiją (“apparatus, gadget”). Cognate with Icelandic greiðe, greiði (“preparation, arrangement, order, hospitality”), Faroese greiði (“requisite articles”), Norwegian greida (“implements, tackle”), Norwegian greide (“harness”).

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