Grīce, n.

noun

n. [Also grise; Dan. gris, or grīis, Sw. & Icel. gris, Prov. Eng. equivalent to a young wild boar, swine. Cf. Skr. girishvi, or girishri, hog. Gr. χοῖνος, swine.]

Sense 1. A little pig. W. Scott.

Sense 2. A flight of steps. See GREES. [Obs.] B. Jonson.