Danish

Proper noun

Gry

1. A female given name of modern usage from the vocabulary word gry "dawn".

Norwegian

Proper noun

Gry

1. A female given name from the vocabulary word gry.

English

Noun

gry ‎(plural gries)

1. (archaic) A small amount.
2. (archaic) One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Alternative forms

• gry.

Noun

gry ‎(plural grys)

1. Abbreviation of gray. or grey (the color)

Adjective

gry ‎(not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of grey. or gray (the color)

Anagrams

• Gyr

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρῦ ‎(grû).

Noun

gry n (indeclinable)

1. the least amount; scrap, crumb
2. dirt under the fingernails

References

• gry in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gry in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gry ‎(imperative gry, present tense gryr, passive -, simple past grydde, past participle grydd, present participle gryende)

1. (of a day) to dawn, begin to get light

References

• “gry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɨ/

Noun

gry

1. genitive singular of gra
2. nominative plural of gra
3. accusative plural of gra
4. vocative plural of gra

Swedish

Noun

gry n

1. grit (personal trait; in the expression gott gry), courage, spirit

   Det är gott gry i dig!

   Attaboy!

Verb

gry

1. to dawn

   Innan en ny dag gryr

   Before a new day dawns

Conjugation

Related terms

• gryning