gridil

Middle English

Alternative forms

gredel, gredelle, gredill, gredyl, gredyle, gredylle, gridel, gridele, gridill, grydel, grydell, grydelle, grydyl

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman gredil, from Latin crātīcula; possibly a doublet of crele. Compare gredire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡriˈdiːl/, /ˈɡridil/, /ˈɡrɛdil/, /-əl/

Noun

gridil (plural gridils)

An iron grate or grid.
A gridiron; such a grate used for cooking or torture.
A griddle; an iron plate for cooking.

Descendants

English: griddle
Scots: girdle

References

“gridel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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