gredire

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gradyryn, greder, gredeyrne, gredeyren, gredeyron, gredirne, gredren, gredron, gredyre, gredyrn, gredyrne, griderne, gridire, gridirne, grydere, grydern, grydyr, grydyryne === Etymology === Possibly a modification of gridil (“gridiron, griddle”) after iren; compare aundire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡriˌdiːr(ə)/, /ˈɡriˌdɛːr(ə)/, /ˈɡriˌdiːr(ə)n/, /ˈɡridərn/, /ˈɡrɛ-/ === Noun === gredire (plural gredires) An iron or wooden grating. A gridiron; an iron grate used for cooking or torture. ==== Descendants ==== English: gridiron ==== References ==== “gridē̆re, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.