gredy

Middle English

Alternative forms

gredi
grædie, grediȝ (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English grēdiġ, Anglian form of grǣdiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːdiː/

Adjective

gredy (comparative gredier)

Envious, greedy; lusting after wealth or lucre; displaying avarice or greed.
Voracious, insatiable, tending to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)
Overexcited; excessively eager or willing; displaying impulsiveness.
(rare) Starving, hungry; requiring or necessitating nutrition.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: greedy
- Sranan Tongo: gridi
Scots: gredy, gredie

References

“grẹ̄dī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-17.

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