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Webster 1913 Edition
Gril
Gril
(grĭl)
, Adj.
[OE.
gril
harsh; akin to G. grell
offending the ear or eye, shrill, dazzling, MHG. grel
angry; cf. AS. gallan
to provoke.] Harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough.
[Obs.]
Rom. of R.
Definition 2024
gril
gril
English
Adjective
gril (comparative more gril, superlative most gril)
- (obsolete) harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough
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Norman
Etymology
From Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”), from graïlle (“grate, grating”), from Latin crātīcula (“gridiron”), diminutive of crātis (“hurdle, wickerwork”), from Proto-Indo-European *kor(ə)t-, *krāt- (“to weave, twist, wattle; wicker”).
Noun
gril m (plural grils)