graith

Meanings

Verb

• To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use.
• To dress (someone or oneself) or be dressed.

Noun

• Preparation; arrangement; condition.
• Accoutrements: clothes, materials, equipment, furniture, etc.

Origin

• From Middle English graithen, greithen, graiden, grathen, from Old Norse greiða ("to make ready, prepare, arrange, disentangle"), from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaną ("to prepare, put in order"). Cognate with Old English ġerǣdan ("to arrange, dispose, order, provide for, harness"), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 ("to enjoin").
• From Middle English graith, graythe, greithe, from Old Norse greiði ("preparation, arrangement"), from Proto-Germanic *garaidiją ("apparatus, gadget"). Cognate with Icelandic greiðe, greiði, Faroese greiði ("requisite articles"), Norwegian greida ("implements, tackle"), Norwegian greide ("harness").