Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grise

/ɡɹiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: grise
IPA: /ɡɹiːz/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of grice (“a pig”).

name

Example Sentences

"Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below."
"Grice or Grise, a Swine (6ᵗʰ S. vi. 537) — This word is derived from O.N. griss, porcellus."
"‘Grise,’ observe Nicolson and Burn, ‘is a common name for swine, and it may well seem to have taken its name from being frequented by wild boars, which are beasts of the forest. […] Swinedale,’ they add (probably in error), ‘may be so called from Wild Boars having frequented there ; as there are Grisedale, Boredale, Stybarrow, in the neighbouring parish of Barton ; and Wildboarfell"
"‘Grice’ was used to designate the young of the badger, because the male and female were known as the boar pig and the sow. […] So that from this it is perfectly clear that the word ‘grice’ or ‘grise,’ when used in connexion with badgers’ young, simply means the little badger pigs, and has nothing whatever to do with gris = grey."

Etymology

Properly the plural of gree (“a step”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

grises (plural) greeze (alternative) greese (alternative)

Homonyms

greeze

Rhymes With

guys eyes size rise surprise lies prize tries wise supplies dies ties

Questions

How do you pronounce grise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹiːz/.
What does grise mean?: A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
Where does grise come from?: Properly the plural of gree (“a step”).

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