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
-
bar; bolt
-
latticework; gratings; hurdle
Declension
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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