adv. (prop. phr.) Obs.; also 4–5 agref(e, ogrefe, agreff, agreve. [A prep.1 in + GRIEF.] In grief, as a grievance. Usually To take agrief: to take it ill or unkindly; the opposite of to take a-gree or in gree.
c. 1300. K. Alis., 3785. He tok hit in heorte agref.
c. 1330. R. Brunne, Chron., 155. Þan spak Philip ogrefe.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Wyf of B., Prol. 191. I pray to al this companye … As taketh nought agreef [v.r. agrief, agreff, a greue] of that I say.
c. 1420. Sir Amadace, xxx. (1842), 39. Gode Sirs, take noȝte on greue, For ȝe most noue take ȝour leue.
a. 1440. Sir Degrev., 467. Madame, takes not agreve A thyng that y yow say.
