gruit

== English == === Alternative forms === grut, gruyt === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch gruit. Doublet of grit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt === Noun === gruit (countable and uncountable, plural gruits) (brewing) An herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the use of hops. (colloquial) Any beer made with such a mixture. Synonym: gruitbeer ==== Derived terms ==== gruitbeer === Further reading === gruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Alternative forms === gruut gruijt (obsolete) gruyt (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch grute, from Old Dutch grūt, ultimately from the root of grut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣrœy̯t/ Hyphenation: gruit Rhymes: -œy̯t === Noun === gruit f (uncountable, no diminutive) gruit, a herb mixture used for flavouring and bittering beer widely used in the Low Countries before hops came into use (obsolete, historical) the right to sell gruit to breweries Synonym: gruitrecht ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: gruit