gresle

See also: grešle

Old French

Etymology 1

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Noun

gresle oblique singularf (oblique plural gresles, nominative singular gresle, nominative plural gresles)

  1. hail (several hailstones)
Descendants
  • French: grêle
  • Norman: grile (Jersey)

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (gresle, supplement)

Etymology 2

Noun

gresle oblique singularm (oblique plural gresles, nominative singular gresles, nominative plural gresle)

  1. alternative form of graisle