An archaic or dialectal past tense form of 'greet,' meaning to salute or address someone.
Middle English form from Old English 'grētan,' part of an irregular verb system that varied greatly across dialects. Different regions of England had different past-tense forms, and 'grewt' represents one such regional variant.
English verbs used to be much more irregular than they are now—'grewt' is a fossil from when English had dozens of strong verbs with unique past-tense forms, but regular '-ed' endings gradually took over, making English grammar 'lazier' but easier to learn.
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