p. grét, pl. gréton; pp. gréten, grǽten To bewail, deplore, weep; plorare, deplorare, flere :-- Láþsíþ grétan to bewail the dire journey, Cd. 145; Th. 180, 13; Exod. 44. Beornas grétaþ men shall wail, Exon. 22 b; Th. 61, 30; Cri. 992. Hú ða womsceaðan hyra eald-gestreón gréten how the wicked doers shall bewail their works of old, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 10; Cri. 1572. [Goth. grétan: O. Nrs. gráta plorare.] DER. be-grétan. gretan