see|Grue
English

Pronunciation
gro�o, /gru�/, /<tt>gru:</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�

Homophones
grew

Etymology 1
Of Scandinavian origin: compare Old Swedish grua.

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|gru|ing

1. archaic To be frightened; to shudder with fear.

Etymology 2
back-form|gruesome

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Any byproduct of a gruesome event: i.e. Gore, vicera, entrails, blood and Guts:

#:"The butcher was covered in the accumulated grue of a hard day's work"
#:"There was grue everywhere after the accident"

Etymology 3
From the verb, above.

Noun
grue

1. a shiver, a shudder

Quotations
1921: There was a sharp grue of ice in the air &mdash; The Path of the King, John Buchan, chapter 9
1964: A Grue of Ice (title of a thriller by Geoffrey Jenkins)

Etymology 4
blend|green|blue. Coined by w:Nelson_Goodman|Nelson Goodman to illustrate concepts in the philosophy of science.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. philosophy Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.

#*1965, Nelson Goodman, Fact, Fiction and Forecast,
#*: The grue property is defined as: x is grue if and only if x is green and is observed before the year 2000, or x is blue and is not observed before the year 2000.

1. linguistics A term sometimes used as a translation of the word used for both "green" and "blue" in certain languages, such as Welsh, that do not distinguish between the two.

See also
bleen
w:grue|Wikipedia article on grue

French

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. crane (bird, machine)

Norwegian

Etymology 1
From LG., related to gruve (mine) and grav (grave)

Noun
no-noun-c|gru

1. fireplace

Category:no:Fire

Synonyms
ildsted

Etymology 2
From LG.

Verb
no-verb-1|gru
no-verb-4|gru

1. To be queasy in anticipation of something.

#*Han gruet for morgendagen.
#He was queasy about the following day.
#*Han grudde seg til tannlegen.
#He was queasy about [the coming visit to] the dentist.

Usage notes
Can be used electively with the reflexive pronoun seg.

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