grijsaard

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch grisaert. Equivalent to grijs (“grey”) +‎ -aard, although grijs may be associated with the Middle Dutch verb grisen (“to mutter, grunt”).[1]

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Noun

grijsaard m (plural grijsaarden, diminutive grijsaardje n)

  1. greybeard; grey-haired old man

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “grijsaard”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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