gress

Alternative forms

• gras

Etymology

From Old Norse gras (“grass”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”).

Noun

gress n (definite singular gresset, indefinite plural gress, definite plural gressa or gressene)

1. grass (ground cover plant)
2. grass (informal; marijuana)

References

• “gress” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• gres, grais, graiss, grase

Etymology

Present in Early Scots as gres (compare to early Middle English gres), from Old English græs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛs/

Noun

gress (uncountable)

1. grass.