Results for griez translation from German to English

griez
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am gries, mittelhochdeutsch griez, was u. a. grob gemahlenes getreide, sand, aber auch sandiges ufer bedeutet, standen häuser der salzhändler (salzer), die ein kaiserliches patent zum handel mit dem weißen gold berechtigte.
the houses of the salt merchants (salzer), who held an imperial patent to trade the white gold, lined the gries. the word gries comes from the middle high german word griez, which means, among other things, a coarsely ground grain, sand, but can also mean sandy shore.