Grieve — Defs

01 n. A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff.

1.
A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff.[Scot.]
“Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve.” — Sir W. Scott.

02 v. t. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.

imp. & p. p. Grieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Grieving

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To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.
“Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.” — Eph. iv. 30.

“The maidens grieved themselves at my concern.” — Cowper.
2.
To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate.[R.]

03 v. i. To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.

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To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.
“Do not you grieve at this.” — Shak.