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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Greif, a. [ME. grefe, greif (14th c.), grievous, grave, OF. gref.] Of armour: ? heavy. — a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1262.
Lordis laught thair lancis, … And graithit thame to the gait, in thair greif geir
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"Greif adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/greif_adj>
