gress

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• gras

Etymology

From Danish græs

Noun

gress n (definite singular gresset, indefinite plural gress, definite plural gressa or gressene)

1. grass (ground cover plant)
2. grass (informal; marijuana)

Derived terms

• alfagress
• bite i gresset
• gresshoppe
• gressklipper
• gressplen
• gressrot
• kunstgress
• sjøgress

 

References

• “gress” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gress” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Scots

Alternative forms

• gres, grais, graiss, grase, gers, girs

Etymology

Present in Early Scots as gres (compare to early Middle English gres), from Old English græs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛs/

Noun

gress (uncountable)

1. grass

Derived terms

• gressag
• gressy

References

• “gress” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.