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grever
Old French
verb
Definitions
to weigh down; to make heavier
to burden; to overwhelm with burden
to irritate; to bother; to annoy
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gravāre.
Origin
Latin
gravāre
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
grieve
English
grievous
English
aggravo
Latin
gravidus
Latin
gravo, gravō, gravāre
Latin
gravāre
Latin
gravō
Latin
gravare
Italian
dégrever
French
grever
French
*gʷreh₂-
Proto-Indo-European
greven
Middle English
grevance
Old French
gravieren
Middle High German
Derived Terms
grevance