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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Greif, a. [ME. grefe, greif (14th c.), grievous, grave, OF. gref.] Of armour: ? heavy. —a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1262.
Lordis laught thair lancis, … And graithit thame to the gait, in thair greif geir
