† grithfuladj.
Obsolete.
Peaceful.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [adjective]
grithful?c1225
peacefula1400
restful?c1422
strifeless1621
unembroiled1759
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 298 Luue makeð hire schir griðful & cleane.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6070 Þa and-swerede Gracien. mid griðfulle [c1300 Otho godfolle] worden.
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4574 Kinbelin wes god king & griþful [c1300 Otho griþfol] þurh alle þing.
Derivatives
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [noun]
sibeOE
grithc1000
saughtc1100
grithfulness?c1225
peacec1230
peaceablenessa1382
paxc1390
sweetness and light1927
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 305 For nanes weis ne mei habeon Marie wið griðfulnesse of heorte.
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