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Rh mill-. In :, [grot], mill-. A form * [grū], with dropped final consonant, is handed down in the * , small chips of stone. As a place-name, denoting stony ground; rocky ground; collection of large stones or fragments of rocks, the word is found in various forms: [grōd], [grūd],  [grø̄d] and [grøt]; more rarely in other forms, thus: in a single instance [grɔt] as the first part of ; in : “grød” with short vowel. In names of cultivated plots of land (home-field), partly uncompounded, partly as the second part of, the word (, , [grø̄d or grød]) denotes cleared ground. See Shetl. Stedn. p. 100. found in a special sense: ford of stones; low, rocky neck of land; see further under $n$,
 * [grø̄d], and *, are

grugg [grog(g)],, sediment; dregs, in a special sense: sediment in buttermilk or whey; porridge-like substance resulting from an unsuccessful churning . Also [grȯg(g)]. ,, grugg, , sediment; dregs. ,, ,

gruggi, grugg-y [grog(g)i], , dreggy; muddy; g. milk = , . Also of weather: dim; dark; threatening. g. wadder. of ,

gruli, grulja,, a person, masked or dressed up like an ogress, see , ,

grulta,, see ,

grum [grum],, a number of small objects, very small potatoes; a lock [‘lot’] o’ g. , (Hoswick). Doubtless dregs; a granular mass;  grumen, , dreggish, and grymja,, mixed mass, as well as grum, , sediment; dregs (Ri. under “går, gorm”), grumä,, to crush to pieces , and groma,, clotted cream.

[grȯm],, = , 1 and 2. The form “grumm” is reported from   grum, grym and grum,, grim.
 * grumm [grum, grôm] and gromm

grummli [grumli, gromli],, of a grim, fierce or frowning appearance; also ugly; repulsive; a g. guest, a repulsive, ghastly visitor ( of an apparition); a g. sight. Other forms are [grȯmli], reported from, and [grȯmbli], reported from is more common; a guest or sight; see under ,

grums [gro‘ms],, turbidness; darkness; de g. o’ de mornin’, the beginning of early dawn; de g. o’ de eenin’, the close of the evening twilight or dusk, =. The same word as grums,, dregs, coffee-grounds.

grums$1$ [gro‘ms],, to fumble or grope in a coarse, rude manner. Doubtless to be referred to, however, also and $h$,
 * gramsa,, to grasp; see ,

grums$1$ [gro‘ms],, 1) to make turbid; to mingle; to mix different things together; to g. op (to stir up mud), to g. togedder. 2) to root in something, to search for something in dirt or mud, to g. atill (intill) onyting [‘into something’]. 3) to g. anesell [‘oneself’], ane’s face, to soil oneself, in the face; de bairn is  its face, the child has dirtied its face . 4) to speak confusedly, he it. 5) to mutter inaudible remarks, mutter under one’s breath. . From is reported  [gro‘mps] and [grȯ‘mps] as parallel forms to . —  of *grum; see,    grumse and grumsa, , from grums,