greking

G2R1E1K5I1N1G2

noun

The break (of day); dawn.

OriginOld Norse grýja →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noungreking (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralobsoleteThe break (of day); dawn.

    And in the grekynge of the day Sir Gawayne hente his hors wondyrs for to seke.

    1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V

Origin

  1. Old Norsegrýja“dawn”
  2. Englishgreking

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

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APA

greking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greking

MLA

“greking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greking.

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