graith
Meanings
verb
- To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use.
- To dress (someone or oneself) or be dressed.
noun
- Preparation; arrangement; condition.
- Accoutrements: clothes, materials, equipment, furniture, etc.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English graithen, greithen, graiden, grathen, from Old Norse greiða (“to make ready, prepare, arrange, disentangle”), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną (“to prepare, put in order”). Cognate with Old English ġerǣdan (“to arrange, dispose, order, provide for, harness”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (garaidjan, “to enjoin”).
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