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grey.

bitch (female dog)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkreiː]
  1. bitch (female dog)

    archaic · neuter
  2. wretch

    neuter
  3. pitiful person, poor thing

    neuter
    Greyið mitt!
    Greyið Jón
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse grey, grøy, from Proto-Germanic *grawją, cognate with Faroese groyggj, Old English *grīeġ (found in grīġhund (“greyhound”)).

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