grindel

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Middle English

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Old English Grendel, Old Norse grindill (“storm; wind”).

Adjective

grindel

  1. fierce
  2. angry

Derived terms

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grindil, from Proto-Germanic *grindiz (“barrier, gate”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ‑ (“bar, beam”). Cognate with Old Saxon grindil (“bar”), Old High German grintil (“bar, beam, crossbar, barrier”), Old Norse grind (“grid, lattice door”).

Pronunciation

Noun

grindel m

  1. bar; bolt
  2. (in the plural) latticework; gratings; hurdle

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative grindel grindlas
accusative grindel grindlas
genitive grindles grindla
dative grindle grindlum
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