gredy

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gredi
• grædie, grediȝ (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Anglian Old English grēdiġ (West Saxon grǣdiġ), from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːdiː/

Adjective

gredy (comparative gredier)

1. Envious, greedy; lusting after wealth or lucre; displaying avarice or greed.
2. Voracious, insatiable, tending to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)
3. Overexcited; excessively eager or willing; displaying impulsiveness.
4. (rare) Starving, hungry; requiring or necessitating nutrition.

Derived terms

• gredyly
• gredynesse

Descendants

• English: greedy
  • Sranan Tongo: gridi
• Scots: gredy, gredie

References

• “grẹ̄dī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-17.