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Middle Scots
Etymology
A set phrase consisting of on + grouf. Cognate with Middle English o grufe, Icelandic á grúfu (“face down”).
Adverb
on grouf
- face-down
- (by extension) grieving
15th century, Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid, pages 361–362:Madame, your father biddis yow cum in hy: he hes merwell sa lang on grouf ye ly ..- Madam, your father bids you come quickly: he marvels that you lay so long in grief ..
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