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griselda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
grisel-da
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale.

name

A female given name from the Germanic languages used in Middle Ages, but rather rare today.

noun

A woman of exemplary gentleness and patience.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Grissel (alternative) Grizel (alternative) Grizzel (alternative) Griseldas (plural)

Derived Forms

Zelda

Questions

What does griselda mean?
The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale.
Where does griselda come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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