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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GRÜNSKA, GRÖNSKA, n. Also grinsku. “Green heads of turf turned up by digging” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), grønska), “sprouting grass, esp. that which begins to grow on cultivated, poor ground” (Ib., grinsku); “green grass growing among corn; grass growing on a mouldy sheaf” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., grünska). [′grønska, ′grin-]
[Norw. dial. grønska, greenness, green spot, green growth in water, O.N. grœnska, verdure. The form in [grin] is due to the substitution of Eng. green.]
