Middle English Dictionary Entry
grimme-leȝȝc n.
Entry Info
Forms | grimme-leȝȝc n. |
Etymology | ON; cp. OI grimm-leikr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cruelty.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4561 : Tise mahhtess..sinndenn wæpenn..ȝæn grimmeleȝȝc & braþþe.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4726 : Whase iss..milde & meoc & soffte & stille & liþe, All he forrwerrpeþþ grimmeleȝȝc & hete & niþ & braþþe.