English

Noun

grise ‎(plural grises)

1. (obsolete) A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
   • Shakespeare

     Every grise of fortune / Is smoothed by that below.

Etymology 2

Noun

grise ‎(plural grises)

1. Alternative form of grice (a pig)

Danish

Etymology

From gris ‎(“pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːsə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁiːsə], [ˈɡ̊ʁiːs̩]

Noun

grise c

1. plural indefinite of gris

Verb

grise ‎(imperative gris, infinitive at grise, present tense griser, past tense grisede, perfect tense er/har griset)

1. dirty
2. mess up

Synonyms

• svine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁiz/
• Homophone: grises

Adjective

grise

1. feminine singular of gris

Anagrams

• gésir, gires, Régis

Norman

Pronunciation

Adjective

grise

1. feminine singular of gris

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gris ‎(“pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːsə/

Verb

grise ‎(imperative gris, present tense griser, passive grises, simple past grisa or griset or griste, past participle grisa or griset or grist, present participle grisende)

1. (of a female pig) to farrow, give birth to piglets
2. grise til - to dirty, to mess up

Synonyms

• svine

References

• “grise” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “grise” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gris ‎(“pig”).

Alternative forms

• grisa

Verb

grise

1. (of a female pig) to farrow, give birth to piglets
2. grise til - to dirty, to mess up

Inflection

Synonyms

• svine

References

• “grise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.