† grispingn.1
Obsolete.
Gnashing the teeth.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > other manifestations of sorrow > [noun] > gnashing of teeth
gristbitingc950
gristbitec1275
gnastinga1300
grinding1340
grintingc1386
grispingc1400
gruntinga1425
gnashing1495
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [noun] > grating or rasping > grinding or gnashing teeth
gristbitingc950
gristc1000
gristbitec1275
gnastinga1300
grinding1340
grintingc1386
grispingc1400
gruntinga1425
gnashing1495
gritting1823
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 159 Depe in my doungoun þer doel euer dwellez, Greuing, & gretyng, & gryspyng harde of teþe.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
† grispingn.2
Obsolete.
Twilight (morning or evening).
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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight
evengloamOE
twilighting1387
crepusculum1398
crepusculec1400
twilightc1440
twinlightc1532
grisping1580
grey1592
owl-light1599
gropsing1606
twatter-light1606
twitterlight1608
dusk1622
grasp1650
torchlighta1656
crepuscle1665
mock-shade1669
dimps1693
duskish1696
dimmit1746
darklins1767
twilight glow1819
gloama1821
owlet light1821
sandhya1876
dusk-light1937
1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 5 In the grisping of the euening.
1581 H. Goldwell Briefe Declar. Shews sig. Bv Rising according to his maner to walke in the mosse in the grisping of the day.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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