| 1. welcome; salute; meet, receive. greetgreet , v. i. to meet and give salutations. there greet in silence, as the dead are wont, and sleep in peace.greet greet, n. greeting. [obs.] beaumont.greet greet , a. great. [obs.]greet greet, v. i. [oe. greten, as. gr&aemacr;tan, grētan; akin to icel. grāta, sw. gr?ta, dan. gr?de, goth. grēctan; cf. skr. hrād to sound, roar. ?50.] to weep; to cry; to lament. [obs. or scot.] [written also greit.]greet greet, n. mourning. [obs.]greet greet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. greeted; p. pr. & vb. n. greeting.] [oe. greten, as. grētan to address, approach; akin to os. grōtian, lg. gr?ten, d. groeten, ohg. gruozzen, g. grüssen. ?50.] |