Added 10 October 2026
grew
/ɡɹuː/ verb
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verb
- Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”).
Origin
From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.
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