graindre
Old French
Etymology
Inherited from
Latin
grandior
(a nominative form).
Adjective
graindre
(
nominative singular of
graignor
)
comparative degree of
grant
:
bigger
.
superlative degree of
grant
:
biggest
.
circa
1181,
Chrétien de Troyes
,
Cligès
,
La
graindre
joie fu la tierce
The biggest joy was the third one