Etymology

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Today it means: The break (of day); dawn. Full definition →

Old Norse grýja
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromgrýja“dawn”
  2. English todaygreking

Apparently derived from Old Norse grýja (“dawn”); but compare Dutch krieken.

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