Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete spelling of
grieve . - noun A reeve; a steward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
grieve , an overseer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Armor for theshins , and occasionally thetops of thefeet . - noun A
reeve ;steward .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We be finkin uv yoo an yoor uvver kittehs as yoo greeve for yoor lost wun.
Ridin QWERTY - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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I was so busy taking care of everyone else I had no time to greeve for him myself!
moee Diary Entry moee 2003
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It would greeve a man indeede, to see zeale misplaced, like mettle in a blinde horse; to see men take such paines, and yet fall into the pit.
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I should over charge my weake head and greeve your tender hart; only this, I pray you prepare for evill tidings of us every day.
The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete Azel Ames 1876
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Costigan, when crying drunk, at which time he was in the habit of confidentially lamenting his daughter's ingratichewd, and stating that his gray hairs were hastening to a praymachure greeve, And thus our friend was the means of bringing a number of young fellows to the Back
The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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Me brother Tim had brought his fawther's gree hairs with sorrow to the greeve; me brother Mick had robbed the par'sh church repaytedly; me sisther Annamaroia had jilted the
The Virginians William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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Relatives and friends greeve after the bomb blasts in Mumbai By Rahul Bedi in Mumbai
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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If I should write to you of all things which promiscuously forerune our ruine, I should over charge my weake head and greeve your tender hart; only this, I pray you prepare for evill tidings of us every day.
Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts William Bradford 1623
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Least part of th 'evils which poore lovers greeve.
Fowre Hymnes 1596
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I allready know thi guy is full of shit why lose effort on it I am replying because i am linked to this page and i want to loose my greeve on this Hungary shit Why not let take place democracy it is inevitable People have learned to speak and it will not stop sorry for my bad english THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS UNIVERSAL AND NOONE WILL STOP THAT
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