grouiller
French
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to mill about, swarm with people
- (intransitive) to swarm or crawl
- (reflexive) to hurry; to get a move on
Etymology
Derived from Frankish *grubilōn, *grubilon (rummage, dig, burrow, crawl).
Origin
Frankish
*grubilōn, *grubilon
Gloss
rummage, dig, burrow, crawl
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grouillement French
- *graljaną Proto-Germanic
- griellan Old English
- *grubilōn, *grubilon Frankish