† grent, v. Obs.
[? onomatopoeic; cf. grin, grint, grunt vbs.]
intr. a. To gnash the teeth. b. ? To grunt or groan. Hence ˈgrenting vbl. n.
| 13.. K. Alis. 5846 He grented als a bore. 1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) IV. 11 Þan at soper..Alisaundre was i-poysoned, and grent [L. ingemuit] as he were i-stiked wiþ a knyf þoruȝ þe body. 1388 Wyclif Matt. xxii. 13 There schal be wepyng and grentyng of teeth. 14.. Lat.-Eng. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 613/44 Strido, to grenne or grente with the theth. |