English
grindle-stone
Grindle-stone comes from Middle English grindston ‘grindstone’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grindston‘grindstone’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500gryndelstonalteration of grindston
- Englishtodaygrindle-stone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grindston‘grindstone’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500gryndelstonalteration of grindston
- Englishtodaygrindle-stone
Every English word from Middle English grindston
Today it means
noun A grindstone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English grindston / grindle-stone