gripplelt (gripl)

[Perhaps only in Spenser; Ne ever Artegall bis griple strong For anything wold slacke, but still upon him hong. Spenser, F. Q., V. ii. 14. gripple2t, n. [ME. gryppel (= LG. grüppel ) ; dim. of grip2 , q. v.] A ditch; a drain. Gryppe, or gruppel , where water rennythe away in a londe, a water forowe, aratiuncula. Prompt . Parv ., p. 212. gripple-mindedt (grip'l-minded), a . [ grip ple , a., + mind + -ed2.] Of a greedy, grasping, or miserly disposition. That a man of your estate should be so gripple - minded and repining at his wife's bounty! Middle ton , Anything for a Quiet Life, i. 1.