grüesse
See also: gruèsse
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (“to make cry; to scold; to address (an issue); to address (an individual), greet”), causative of *grētaną (“to weep, cry”). Cognate with German grüßen, Dutch groeten, English greet, Icelandic græta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡryəsə/
Verb
grüesse (third-person singular simple present grüesst, past participle ggrüesst, past subjunctive grüessti, auxiliary haa)
- to greet