grew

Etymology 1

From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.

verb

  1. simple past of grow
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of grow

Etymology 2

verb

  1. Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”)

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