gressy

Middle English

Alternative forms

gresie

Etymology

grece (“fat”) +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛsi/

Adjective

gressy

(Late Middle English, hapax) greasy

Descendants

English: greasy
Yola: greezee, grizee

References

“gresi, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English grasy, equivalent to gress +‎ -y.

Adjective

gressy

grassy

References

“gressy” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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