griet

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -it === Etymology 1 === An onomatopoeia. ==== Noun ==== griet m (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n) alternative form of grutto (“godwit”) === Etymology 2 === From the Dutch girl's name Margriet, cognate with English Margaret. ==== Noun ==== griet f (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n) (informal) girl, (young or any) female, often derogatory: broad ===== Derived terms ===== grietje === Etymology 3 === A euphemistic alteration of god (“god”) in curse words, to remove the blasphemous nature. ==== Noun ==== griet m (uncountable, no diminutive) euphemism for God, notable as an alternative for blasphemous cursing === Etymology 4 === Possibly from a word meaning "sandstone, grit," referring to the shingle seabed the fish resides on, from Middle Dutch griet, from Old Dutch *griot, from Frankish *greota, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. ==== Noun ==== griet f (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n) brill, a fish of species Scophthalmus rhombus === References === M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch] === Anagrams === gerit, giert == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡri͜yːt/ === Verb === grīet third-person singular present indicative of grēotan