"Griselda" meaning in English

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Proper name

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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 75 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Grissel, Grizel

Noun

Forms: Griseldas [plural]
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Grissel, Grizel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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