# greis

greis is a German adjective meaning “aged”. Forms: greiser, am greisesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: greiser
- Superlative: am greisesten

## In other languages

- Русский: поэт. старый

## Meanings

1. _of a person_ aged, very old, especially when decrepit or senile
   - sein greiser Vater — his aged father
2. _of hair_ grey (also generally implying very old age, not usually of people in their 40s or 50s)
   - das greise Haupt seines Vaters — his father’s grey-haired head
3. _literary_ aged; old
   - Er besucht jede Woche seine greise Großmutter.

## Examples

- Maria erschrak, als sie sah, wie greis Tom geworden war. — Mary was shocked when she saw how old Tom had got.

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