grice

English

/ɡɹʌɪs/

noun

Definitions

(now) A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of wild pig or boar native to Scotland, now extinct.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gris derived from Old Norse gríss.

Origin

Old Norse

gríss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

griskin English
gris Norwegian Bokmål
gris Swedish
gris Middle English
gríss Old Norse
gris Danish
grís Icelandic
grice Scots

griskin