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Nmⁿ. [gre‘nᶊi]. Fe. [grɩ‘ntᶊi]. Because initial k (kr) often changes to g (gr) in Shetl. Norn, the word is prob. to be classed with No. kreimskjen and kreimslen, adj., eating little because of delicate health, kreimsl, kræmsl, m., a poor, weakly creature.

grinska, grinsku, sb., see grønska.

grip¹ [grɩp], sb., 1) a taking hold of; a grip. 2) wilful appropriation; a taking possession of; robbery, = O.N. gripdeild, f., and Icel. grip, n. 3) a handle, a grip on a straw-basket (carrying-basket, kessi or bødi). — The word, in its diff. senses, is O.N. as well as Eng. O.N. (No., Icel.) grip, n., a grip, grasp, etc. No. gripe, m., a handle; Icel. greip, f., a handle, ear (B.H.); Sw. grep, f., Da. greb, n., a grip; a handle. — grip [grɩp] is commonly used as a verb in Shetl. in sense of: to grip; also to take possession of, to rob, L.Sc. grip, vb. In fig. sense, to affect; annoy; to make envious or jealous, the form “gripe” (Eng. gripe, vb.) is commonly used. The orig. long i-sound (O.N. grípa, vb.) has now doubtless disappeared in Shetland. “grꜵ̈i‘p” (N.?), reported in fig. sense, is a rare form of pronunc.; “grꜵ̈i‘pət”, perf. part. and adj., seized with a fit of vexation (envy or jealousy). Cf. O.N. (Icel.) gripinn af œði, seized with rage (E.J.), with Shetl. “gripet”, overwhelmed, etc.

grip² [grɩp], sb., a valuable object or possession, excellent of its kind. In a special sense: husband or wife; shø’s gotten a guid (puir) g., she has got a good (bad) husband; he’s gotten a guid (puir) g., he has got a good (bad) wife. U. — O.N. gripr, m., a valuable possession; precious gems, also of living things, esp. of cattle.

griper [grɩpər], sb., properly one or something that grips, used in the

following senses: 1) a midwife (Uⁿ.), = kummer. 2) as a sea-term (tabu-name) for fishing-hook (Fo.), = nokki¹. 3) in the pl., gripers, as a sea-term (tabu-name) for tongs (Fe., Du., etc.), = klovi. The form “grɩpər”, with short i-sound, most prob. points back to Eng. and L.Sc. grip, vb.; but the word may originate from Norn in one or more of the above senses.

gripster [grɩpstər], sb., a small fold, enclosure into which sheep are driven (griped). Fo. *gripstr from (O.N.) grip, a grip, grasp.

gris [gr^eiᶊ, gr^æiᶊ], sb., a pig, (young) swine. The vowel-sound “i” is now rare in this word, except in the compd. grisifer, sb. (q.v.). The forms “gr^eiᶊ, gr^æiᶊ” are reported from Fo. and Sa. respectively. Otherwise commonly with anglicised pronunc.: grice [gräis, gräi‘s]. As a call, the forms with dropped r are commonly used, but with preserved “i”, such as: gis [gis, g^eiᶊ]! gisi [gisi]! now most freq. used in the latter form. g^eiᶊ: Uⁿ. — O.N. gríss, m., a pig. In No., Da., Sw., Sc. and N.Eng. dials. “gis” for “gris” is used as a call.

grisifer [griᶊ··ɩfer·, -fər·, gr^æis··ifər·, gr^äis··ifər·, gräi··sifər·], sb., a disease affecting the back and legs (hind-legs) of swine, so that they are unable to stand. The forms of pronunc. “griᶊ··ɩfer·, -fər·, gr^æis··ifər· (gr^äis··ifər)” are noted down on Wests. (Ai.; St.). Prob. *grísa-far. See gris, sb., and far³, firi, sb., (epidemic).

grisl, grisel [grɩsəl], sb., in the expr.: “as hard as g.”, of something unusually hard. U^mo. Orig. doubtless stone? Cf. a) Fær. grísl, n., sharp pebbles in the soil scraping against the spade, and grísla, vb., to produce a sharp, grating sound by scratching something hard; b)