Etymology

graplin

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Today it means: A grapnel (small anchor). Full definition →

Old French grapil
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  1. Old French · derived fromgrapil
  2. English todaygraplin

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French grapil, grapin. Compare modern French grappin.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchgrapil all →

grapnel

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.