gryf.
griffin (mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle)
Meaning & usage
griffin (mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle)
griffin (depiction of a griffin)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Polish gryf. Displaced nóg.
grip (handle or other place to grip)
neck (extension of a stringed instrument)
bar (straight rod with grip for weightlifting to which weights are attached)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Griff (“grip, handle”). Etymology 2 sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Griffbrett. Possibly a doublet of gryf (“talon”). First attested in 1769–1777.
clause or condition in a legal document against unauthorized disclosure
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Zugriff (“access”).
scion (detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French greffe (“scion”). First attested in the 19th century.
talon, claw (sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French griffe (“talon”), from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz, which would make it a doublet of gryf (“grip”). First attested in 1807.
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