# Griselda

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #65,934

## Definitions
1. The long-suffering wife of a nobleman in a medieval tale.
2. A female given name from the Germanic languages used in Middle Ages, but rather rare today.

## Etymology
From the Old English elements *grīs (“gray”) + hild (“battle”), meaning “gray battle-maid”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/griselda