Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GRÜT, GRØT, n. A species of coarse-grained stone (? mica schist or gneiss) of which millstones are made (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), grøt, 1914 Angus Gl.). See also Mill.
[Norw. dial. grjot, grøt (a species of) stone, O.N. grjót, stones, rough stones.]
