gruit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gruit. Doublet of grit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɹaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

gruit (countable and uncountable, plural gruits)

  1. (brewing) An herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the use of hops.
  2. (colloquial) Any beer made with such a mixture.
    Synonym: gruitbeer

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Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • gruut
  • gruijt (obsolete)
  • gruyt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch grute, from Old Dutch grūt, ultimately from the root of grut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣrœy̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gruit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

gruit f (uncountable)

  1. gruit, a herb mixture used for flavouring and bittering beer widely used in the Low Countries before hops came into use
  2. (obsolete, historical) the right to sell gruit to breweries
    Synonym: gruitrecht

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: gruit
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