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Middle English
Noun
griþ
- Alternative form of grith
Old English
Etymology
From Old Norse grið, originally ‘home’, in plural ‘truce, sanctuary’.
Pronunciation
Noun
griþ n (nominative plural griþ)
- truce, peace
Declension
Declension of griþ (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: grith, girth, grið, griþ, griþe, griþþ, gryth, gryþ, gryþe, gyrth, gyrþe