Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From gruoni +‎ pfellōl.

Noun

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gruonpfellōl m

  1. cloth
  2. silk

Usage notes

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  • Seems to have denoted a specific-colored kind of silk, perhaps hyacinth-colored (the term translated hyacinthus) or green-colored (gruon means green).

Declension

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014