Middle English Dictionary Entry
gritten v.
Entry Info
Forms | gritten v. |
Etymology | ?From gritte, var. of grẹ̄t n.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?To make a sound like scraping gravel; ~ with teth, grind (one's) teeth.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Chaucer CT.Sum.(Hrl 7333)D.2161 : Grytted [Heng: He grynt with his teeth, so was he wrooth].