Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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GRAVIS, v. To grub or root about.Ork. 1973 Orcadian (20 Dec.):
He's been gravissan amang the aits and meed a hole.
[Prob. an -s deriv. from Norw. dial. grava, to dig, root up. Cf. also Graff, Norw. dial. grafsa, to scrape together.]
