Grot

Old English Dictionary Entry

Grot

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 grot

n. A particle, an atom; particula :-- Nán grot rihtwísnesse no particle of wisdom, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 6. Nán grot andgites no particle of sense, 41, 5 Fox 252, 22. Uneáþe ǽnig grot staþoles aðstód hardly any particle of foundation remained, Ors. 6, 1; Swt. 252, 23. [A. R. of al þe brode eorðe ne moste he habben a grot forte deien uppon, 260, 20: Havel. karf hem al to grotes, 472.] grot

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