gruwen.
to abhor, to loathe
Meaning & usage
to abhor, to loathe
Als er iets is waarvan ik gruw, dan is het zijn zelfvoldaanheid.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch grûwen, grouwen, from Proto-Germanic *grūwijaną, with cognates in Middle High German and Old High German, but further origin unclear; perhaps ultimately an imitative derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”), or instead from *gʰer- (“to rub, stroke, grind”).
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