† grentv.
Obsolete.
1. intransitive. To gnash the teeth.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > other manifestations of sorrow > manifest sorrow [verb (intransitive)] > gnash teeth
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > harsh or discordant [verb (intransitive)] > grate > grind or gnash teeth
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to crash with the teeth1530
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a1425 [see grenting n. at Derivatives].
a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 613/44 Strido, to grenne or grente with the theth.
2. intransitive ? To grunt or groan.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > moan or groan
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a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 11 Þan at soper..Alisaundre was i-poysoned, and grent [L. ingemuit] as he were i-stiked wiþ a knyf þoruȝ þe body.
a1400 K. Alis. 5846 He grented als a bore.
Derivatives
ˈgrenting n.
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a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Matt. xxii. 13 There schal be wepyng and grentyng of teeth.
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