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Old English · noun

grindel

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈɡrin.del/
Syllables
ˈɡrin · del (2 syllables)
Modern English
gratingslatticeworkbarhurdlebolt

Meaning

  1. bar; bolt

  2. latticework; gratings; hurdle

Declension

Declension of grindel
SingularPlural
Nominative grindelgrindlas
Accusative grindelgrindlas
Genitive grindlesgrindla
Dative grindlegrindlum

All forms (6)

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”).

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