English
gravelous
Gravelous comes from Old French gravelos.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gravelos
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gravelous
- Englishearliest quotation 1668same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gravelos
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gravelous
- Englishearliest quotation 1668same form
Earliest quotation: 1668, The Astringent, or binding Saffron of Mars: “That we ſearce it through a Silk Sieve, that…”
Every English word from Old French gravelos
Today it means
adj Synonym of gravelly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French gravelos / gravelous