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girse

nounnature

green turf or pasture vegetation

Green, ground‑covering vegetation forming turf or pasture (grass).

Example in use

We'll tak da kye tae da girse.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/GIRS/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentneutralalso: grass

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