Old High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From gruoni +‎ pfellōl.

Noun edit

gruonpfellōl m

  1. cloth
  2. silk

Usage notes edit

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

Declension edit

References edit

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