begrutten

English

adj

Definitions

(dialectal) Showing the effects of much weeping; marred or swollen in the face through continued weeping.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots begrutten prefix from English greet (weep).

Origin

English

greet

Gloss

weep

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

autogreet English
begreet English
greet English
greetable English
greetee English
greeter English
greetest English
greeteth English
misgreet English
regreet English
regret English
greten Middle English
begrutten Scots
grete Scots