An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Grensing

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Grensing
Friedrich Kluge2506954An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Grensing1891John Francis Davis

Grensing, m., the plant Potentilla anserina (silver-weed, goose-grass, or wild tansy), from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. grensinc; akin to MidHG. grans, ‘beak.’ See Grans.