grüesse

See also: gruèsse

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German grüezen, from Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan (to make cry; to scold; to address (an issue); to address (an individual), greet).

Cognate with German grüßen, Dutch groeten, English greet, Icelandic græta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡryəsə/

Verb

grüesse (third-person singular simple present grüesst, past participle ggrüesst, past subjunctive grüessti, auxiliary haa)

  1. to greet