grüesse

See also: gruèsse

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (“to make cry; to scold; to address (an issue); to address (an individual), greet”), causative of *grētaną (“to weep, cry”). Cognate with German grüßen, Dutch groeten, English greet, Icelandic græta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡryəsə/

Verb

grüesse (third-person singular simple present grüesst, past participle ggrüesst, past subjunctive grüessti, auxiliary haa)

1. to greet