grässlich
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- gräßlich (pre-1996)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German grēslich, from Middle Low German grēselîk (“horrific”), probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *grīsan (“to be frightened”), which is cognate with Old English grislic, whence English grisly. Cognate with Bavarian greißlich.
In High German associated with unrelated graz (“angry”), from Old High German *graz (“strict”, attested as adverb grazzo), which is perhaps related with Dutch gretig (“eager”). This association influenced the form but not the sense.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grässlich (strong nominative masculine singular grässlicher, comparative grässlicher, superlative am grässlichsten)
Declension
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Derived terms
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