Middle English Dictionary Entry
grippel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | grippel n. |
| Etymology | Cp. Du. greppel (dial. grippel) & LG greppel, grüppel. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A small ditch or drain.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)212 : Gryppe, or a gryppel, where watur rennythe a-way in a londe, or watur forowe: Aratiuncula.