grieti

Etymology
Probably from (which Derksen reconstructs as ), and cognate with 🇨🇬. However, the details of the word's phonetic development are unclear, due to the existence of related forms with kr- instead of gr- (such as alongside ), in addition to the Latvian cognate,, exhibiting the same k-g variants as well as forms starting with k- being impossible to derive directly from. The k-forms seem to derive from instead, which is a well-attested root, muddying etymological waters further; it is possible that the roots of the k- and g-forms were confused and conflated early on in the development of Proto-Baltic, leading to semantic contamination. See also.

Verb

 * 1)  to grab; to skim
 * 2)  to fish (with a net)
 * 3)  to chase away
 * 4)  to spin

Usage notes

 * Rare in modern Lithuanian.