See Also: dunner(1)(dictionary)
dunner(2)(dictionary)

grot (iou) and dunner(2) (iou)


grot (iou)



grot noun2. Now chiefly poet. E16.
[French grotte from Italian grotta from Proto-Romance vars. of Latin crypta from Greek krupte vault, CRYPT.]
= GROTTO 1. E16.
= GROTTO 2. M17.

dunner(2) (iou)



dunner noun2 & verb. . L18.
[Perh. imit., or frequentative rel. to DIN noun, verb. Perh. earlier in DUNDERHEAD.]
A. noun. A resounding noise; a jarring blow. L18.
b. verb intrans. Resound; fall or strike with a reverberating noise. E19.