greg

greg

Old English

Etymology

Anglian form of grǣġ. The vowel ē reflects the characteristic Anglian raising of Anglo‐Frisian *ǣ, which was retained in West Saxon as ǣ. The terminal palatal glide ⟨ġ⟩ vocalized in Middle English to form the diphthong /ei/, directly yielding grey and ultimately Modern English grey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡreːj/

Adjective

grēġ

  1. (Anglian) alternative form of grǣġ

Declension