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Rh †groffi [gråffi],, “grunter”, a pet name or nickname for a pig; reported in a riddle in which the word is a periphrasis for pig (G. at de, the “grunter” at the fire; see Introd.). May be a Norse word — note groffa,, to grunt gently — but may also be derived from gruff (grouff),, to grunt.

groga [grōga],, now only as the name for a grey mare or cow: , “the grey one”. For form in of  grár, , grey.  “Graa-a” as the name for a grey mare. With to the form - for -, see the following word.
 * [*grōa] from an older *gráa,

groget [grōgət],, greyish, light grey, of a horse (stallion or mare). , grey. The ending - here denotes, as in, , , a lighter shade of colour; the common adjectival ending - (mostly from -óttr), denoting colour of cows and sheep, may have contributed in the forming of (see names of cows — Introd. IV, also N.Spr. VI, § 7); further golóttur,  gulutur (gulóttur),, derived from gulr, *golr, yellow, denoting light colour on sheep. It is more difficult to explain the inserted g, following o in, and , (see  and below), which may be due either euphony, or to a very early influence from græg,, grey. In place-names, however, only the form [grō] is found in sense of grey, thus: Hellena gro [hɛᶅ··əna· grō], a grey, flat rock, from *hellan ( helluna) grá; Grostakk [grōstak] (in several places), a grey rock in the sea, *grástakkr; Grosten [grō··sten·] (many places), grey stone, grey rock (the places of this name are commonly regarded as dwellings of the Good Folk): *grásteinn. is further found in the , ;
 * of grár,

grogg$w$,, sediment, see ,

grogg$n$,, curved back, see , ,

grogi [grōgi],, now only as the name for a grey stallion or bull: , “the grey one”. For form in from  grár, , grey. See, , and ,
 * [*grōi] from an older *grái,

grogsi [grȯgsi],, a big peg, nail, tack; also a big pin. ? an of a *, which might be derived from kraki, , a stake; thin pole, a pole with a crook. An is found in kreksa,, a bent branch or twig, from “krake”,, which may mean a bent tree (meaning 4 in Aa.); “krukse”,, a bent, stunted tree (R. New Suppl.) is doubtless cognate with “kreksa”. krakse,, a pin, small stick, is, to Aasen (No. Gramm. 1864, § 134, note), a transformation of “krafse”,, in the same sense.

groin [grȯin],, a shallow fishing-ground., . Now mostly as a place-name, name of fishing-grounds: de (in several places); de o’ Stavanes. “de o’ de Isle” is the name of a shallow place in the sea near the Isle of Musa . — The form “grȯin” is developed from an older “*grȯᶇ”. — grunn,, and grunnr, , a shallow; the bottom of the sea. — See * and ,

“grȯinin” from an older “*grȯᶇɩn”. Now only in the partly
 * groinin [grȯinin],, a cod.
 * From is