Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420
[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Gryph, n. [ME. gryph (1398), L. grȳph- or grphus.] A griffin. — c1420 Wynt. i. 576.
Bot gryphys gret nerhande thaim ar, And dragownys c1420 Ib. 666.
Thai oysis oft for tyll assayhle The gryphys in fycht
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Gryph n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/gryph>
