"Griselda" meaning in All languages combined

See Griselda on Wiktionary

Proper name [Albanian]

Head templates: {{head|sq|proper noun||{{{2}}}|g=f|head=|sort=}} Griselda f, {{sq-proper noun|f}} Griselda f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Albanian female given names, Albanian given names
    Sense id: en-Griselda-sq-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [English]

Forms: Grissel [alternative], Grizel [alternative], Grizzel [alternative]
Etymology: From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{compound|ang|*grīs|hild|nocat=1|t1=gray|t2=battle}} *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Griselda
  1. The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale.
    Sense id: en-Griselda-en-name-5zSEZySM
  2. A female given name from the Germanic languages used in Middle Ages, but rather rare today. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Griselda-en-name-0~J9PurT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 96 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 92 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 95 1

Noun [English]

Forms: Griseldas [plural], Grissel [alternative], Grizel [alternative], Grizzel [alternative]
Etymology: From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{compound|ang|*grīs|hild|nocat=1|t1=gray|t2=battle}} *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Griselda (plural Griseldas)
  1. A woman of exemplary gentleness and patience. Derived forms: Zelda
    Sense id: en-Griselda-en-noun-2nTsLd6N

Proper name [Spanish]

IPA: /ɡɾiˈselda/, [ɡɾiˈsel̪.d̪a]
Rhymes: -elda Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Griselda f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Griselda f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Spanish female given names, Spanish given names
    Sense id: en-Griselda-es-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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