grever
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to burden; put a burden on
- (transitive) to put a weight on (someone's shoulders)
- (transitive) to hang over; weigh heavy over
Etymology
Inherited from Old French grever (burden) borrowed from Latin gravo, gravō, gravāre.
Origin
Latin
gravo, gravō, gravāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gravo, gravō, gravāre Latin
- gravāre Latin
- gravō Latin
- dégrever French
- dégrèvement French
- *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- greven Middle English
- grevance Old French
- grever Old French