graith

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Preparation; arrangement; condition. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — […] tho' foul and tatter'd / In my present garb and graith
  2. Accoutrements: clothes, materials, equipment, furniture, etc. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Item, to James Homel, to buy graith for the King's vellum doublet, 0[L.] 10[s.] 0[d.]
动词 v.
  1. To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use. Scotland,obsolete
    — Gowden graith'd his horse before, and siller shod behind […]
  2. To dress (someone or oneself) or be dressed. UK,dialectal,obsolete
    — At fairs he play'd before the spearmen, All gaily graithed in their gear-men.

词形变化

graiths present,singular,third-person graithing participle,present graithed participle,past graithed past graiths plural

词汇关系

相关词
gradely

词源

词源 1
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 (garaidjan, “to enjoin”).
词源 2
From Middle English graith, graythe, greithe, from Old Norse greiði (“preparation, arrangement”), from Proto-Germanic *garaidiją (“apparatus, gadget”). Cognate with Icelandic greiðe, greiði (“preparation, arrangement, order, hospitality”), Faroese greiði (“requisite articles”), Norwegian greida (“implements, tackle”), Norwegian greide (“harness”).
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