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gresil (1113-19)

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The form gresdle is a cross reference to the following entry:

gresil (1113-19)

greele,  grelle;  gresdle;  greseille,  gresile,  gresille;  gresle;  gresyl,  gresylz;  grezle;  griele;  grisil,  grisile,  grisille,  grisole,  grisyl,  grisyle,  grysil  (greedle  2097 grissille)  
  FEW:  *grisilôn 16,85b Gdf:  gresille 4,349a GdfC:  gresil 9,723c TL: gresil 4,625 / gresille 4,626 DEAF:  gresler (gresil) G1332 / gresler (gresille) G1333 DMF:  grésil  / grésille  TLF:  grésil  OED: MED:  gresle n.  DMLBS:

s.

meteo.hail(-storm)
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  En icele cuntree, Dunc est gresil e gelee  1396
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Li fous e la gresille (Latin: ignis et grando), la neif e la glace, li venz e li turbeilluns, ki faites la parole de lui  261.CXLVIII.8
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Orez i ad de tuneire e de vent, Pluie e grezilz desmesureement  1425
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Cel poi de frut que lessat la gresil Ces survindrent e mistrent a exil  (E) 2060
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  les nues [...] Tant soudement se descendoient Q'a terre a un esquaz venoient Ensemble, com a melle pelle, Tonerre e pluie e vent e grelle  7040
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1255 )  sunt fetes foudres & voiz et terremote et grant greele (var. (B: s.xiii4/4) gresdle; (C: s.xivin) grisole) (Latin: grando magna)  57
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  En chaut, en freit, en gresil, en vent  117.74
( MS: s.xiii2 )  grando: grisyle  ii 172
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  ils ne furent unques tempestez ne de foudre, ne de griele, ne nulle pestilence  457
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  Par enchesone de horible et hidous soudres (l. foudres), grisyls et nayves  46.33

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See also:

gresiller 
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