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grīnden
v.(1)
100 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To break (sth.) into small particles; reduce (sth.) to powder by crushing or braying;
grinden smal, grinden to dust (poudre)
; of gravel: break into small pieces, crumble;
ppl.
grounden
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grendel
n.
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(a) A gravelly stream [see Smith
PNElem.
1.209]; (b) in place names:?a gravelly stream, ?Grendel.
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