Middle English Dictionary Entry
grīsle n.
Entry Info
| Forms | grīsle n. |
| Etymology | Cp. grīsen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Horror, dread; ~ and grure.
Associated quotations
- c1225(?c1200) St.Marg.(1) (Bod 34)34/21 : Te grisle & te grure þet bið et te dome.
- c1225(?c1200) SWard (Bod 34)16/142 : Ich cwakie of grisle & of grure.