Grissel

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proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages; a medieval variant of Griselda, rare today.

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proper noun
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages; a medieval variant of Griselda, rare today.

    For patience she will prove a second Grissel.

    c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]

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APA

Grissel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grissel

MLA

“Grissel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grissel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grissel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grissel.

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