gerund grinder

A pedantic schoolmaster. gě-run-di-al, a. [Eng. gerund; -ial.] Gram.: Pertaining to or of the nature of a gerund; as, a gerundial infinitive. *ge-rund-ine, a. [See ext.] Of or pertaining to a gerund. "If ever they get ends of gold and silver enough to serve that gerundine maw of yours, that without do will end in di and dum instantly."- Beaum . & Flet .: Wit at Several Weapons , i. 1. As this is the only known instance of the word, it is probable that it is only a misprint for gerundiue =gerundive.