greaves

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Low German (compare German Low German Greev, Greve), from Middle Low German grêve, from Old Saxon *griovo, from Proto-West Germanic *greubō, the root of German Griebe. Possibly related to gruff. Also compare Old High German grob (modern German grob).

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