greet
verb
°To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another, or by writing or token.
"My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. -Shak."
°To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.
"In vain the spring my senses greets. -Addison."
adjective
°(obsolete except _ Scotland) Great.
noun
°(obsolete) Mourning, weeping, lamentation.