gridil

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gredel, gredelle, gredill, gredyl, gredyle, gredylle, gridel, gridele, gridill, grydel, grydell, grydelle, grydyl === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman gredil, from Latin crātīcula; possibly a doublet of crele. Compare gredire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡriˈdiːl/, /ˈɡridil/, /ˈɡrɛdil/, /-əl/ === Noun === gridil (plural gridils) An iron grate or grid. A gridiron; such a grate used for cooking or torture. A griddle; an iron plate for cooking. ==== Descendants ==== English: griddle Scots: girdle ==== References ==== “gridel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.