† grisyadj.¹

Forms: Also 1500s grizy, grysie, griesy, griesie, gryesy, 1700s greecy.

Etymology: < grise v. + -y suffix¹. In quot. 1590¹ at main sense the reading grizy may be a misprint.

Obsolete.

Horrible; grim; grisly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective]

atelOE

grislya1150

atelichc1175

grisfula1300

ugly13..

hideous1303

horrible1303

ghastlyc1305

stout1338

horrendc1420

ugsomec1425

grisilc1440

execrable1490

uggle1499

horrious?1520

uglisome1530

ugglesome1561

gruesome1570

grisy1590

gashfulc1600

horrid1602

ghast1622

gashly1627

horrific1653

horrendous1661

horrorous1756

horrifying1791

horrorish1847

grauly1848

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R4 The slouthfull waue of that great griesy [1596 griesly] lake.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Y8^v That fourth band..Was as the rest a grysie rablement.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. xii. sig. Oo4 A most faire Dame, Led of two grysie villeins, th'one Despight, The other cleped Cruelty.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream (1623) v. i. 138 This grizy [1600 grizly] beast (which Lyon hight by name).

a1800 Johnie Scot in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 390 Out they brought the Itilian, And a greecy ghost was he.

Derivatives

† ˈgrisyness n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xv. 12 Whanne the sunne was goon down, feer felle vpon Abram, and greet grisynes [a1425 L.V. hidousenesse, L. horror] and derk assaileden hym.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† grisyadj.²

Forms: 1500s griesie, gryesy, 1600s grizie, grizy.

Etymology: apparently < gris adj. + -y suffix¹.

Obsolete.

Grey, grizzled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective]

greyeOE

grisc1386

grizzlec1425

grison1438

kennet-colour1530

grisy1590

grizzly1594

grisard1607

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. I2 His griesie [1617 griesly] lockes, long growen, and vnbound.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i.sig. Cc6^v Earely ere the grosse Earthes gryesy shade, Was all disperst out of the firmament.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 874 His beard grizie [1638 grizy], though not for age.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	grisy
释义	† grisyadj.¹ Forms: Also 1500s grizy, grysie, griesy, griesie, gryesy, 1700s greecy. Etymology: < grise v. + -y suffix¹. In quot. 1590¹ at main sense the reading grizy may be a misprint. Obsolete. Horrible; grim; grisly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective] atelOE grislya1150 atelichc1175 grisfula1300 ugly13.. hideous1303 horrible1303 ghastlyc1305 stout1338 horrendc1420 ugsomec1425 grisilc1440 execrable1490 uggle1499 horrious?1520 uglisome1530 ugglesome1561 gruesome1570 grisy1590 gashfulc1600 horrid1602 ghast1622 gashly1627 horrific1653 horrendous1661 horrorous1756 horrifying1791 horrorish1847 grauly1848 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R4 The slouthfull waue of that great griesy [1596 griesly] lake. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Y8^v That fourth band..Was as the rest a grysie rablement. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. xii. sig. Oo4 A most faire Dame, Led of two grysie villeins, th'one Despight, The other cleped Cruelty. a1616 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream (1623) v. i. 138 This grizy [1600 grizly] beast (which Lyon hight by name). a1800 Johnie Scot in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 390 Out they brought the Itilian, And a greecy ghost was he. Derivatives † ˈgrisyness n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xv. 12 Whanne the sunne was goon down, feer felle vpon Abram, and greet grisynes [a1425 L.V. hidousenesse, L. horror] and derk assaileden hym. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † grisyadj.² Forms: 1500s griesie, gryesy, 1600s grizie, grizy. Etymology: apparently < gris adj. + -y suffix¹. Obsolete. Grey, grizzled. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] greyeOE grisc1386 grizzlec1425 grison1438 kennet-colour1530 grisy1590 grizzly1594 grisard1607 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. I2 His griesie [1617 griesly] lockes, long growen, and vnbound. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. i.sig. Cc6^v Earely ere the grosse Earthes gryesy shade, Was all disperst out of the firmament. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 874 His beard grizie [1638 grizy], though not for age. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹1382adj.²1590
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