gruit
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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch gruit. Doublet of grit.
Pronunciation
Noun
gruit (countable and uncountable, plural gruits)
- (brewing) An herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the use of hops.
- (colloquial) Any beer made with such a mixture.
- Synonym: gruitbeer
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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch grute, from Old Dutch grūt, ultimately from the root of grut.
Pronunciation
Noun
gruit f (uncountable)
- gruit, a herb mixture used for flavouring and bittering beer widely used in the Low Countries before hops came into use
- (obsolete, historical) the right to sell gruit to breweries
- Synonym: gruitrecht
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Descendants
- → English: gruit