Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2834 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

grindegrind

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it: 475 times in 315 works
Consistency: 98.1% (475 of 484)
Reach if approved: ~509 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: grind
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 484 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (475 changes in 315 works, 98.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 475)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… wherein Sathan joynes with our imagination, and sets it about his owne work, to grindegrind his greese, for the soule as a Mill either grinds that which is put …
With rule
… wherein Sathan joynes with our imagination, and sets it about his owne work, to grindegrind his greese, for the soule as a Mill either grinds that which is put …
Richard Sibbes · The Souls Conflict With Itself · p. 189 · Open in the reader
Printed
… men will ſcrape, and rape, and keep a foule adoe, to oppreſſe, grate, and grindegrind the faces of men; yet it is not done principally out of covetouſneſſe, but …
With rule
… men will ſcrape, and rape, and keep a foule adoe, to oppreſſe, grate, and grindegrind the faces of men; yet it is not done principally out of covetouſneſſe, but …
John Stoughton · The Arraignment of Covetousness · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
… this stone, we shall be broken, and on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grindegrind him to powder; see Psalm. 2. 9. It is therefore impossible there should bee a God …
With rule
… this stone, we shall be broken, and on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grindegrind him to powder; see Psalm. 2. 9. It is therefore impossible there should bee a God …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 266 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vnder other nations ; of the ſlauery of Samſon bound with fetters and made to grindegrind like a horſe: Theſe particulars were grieuous to be born, but to this ſpirituall …
With rule
… vnder other nations ; of the ſlauery of Samſon bound with fetters and made to grindegrind like a horſe: Theſe particulars were grieuous to be born, but to this ſpirituall …
Samuel Hieron · The Abridgment of the Gospel · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… worlde: for then ſhall this Stone fall vppon all Infidelles and faithleſſe Miſcreauntes, and grindegrind them vtterly to pouder. And thus it commeth to paſſe, that Chriſte (albeit hee …
With rule
… worlde: for then ſhall this Stone fall vppon all Infidelles and faithleſſe Miſcreauntes, and grindegrind them vtterly to pouder. And thus it commeth to paſſe, that Chriſte (albeit hee …
Martin Luther · Commentary on Peter and Jude · Open in the reader
Printed
… of the King, he was fayne to s…ruh, and in manacing others, to grindegrind his teeth in his head. But were we clothed but one hower with y^t …
With rule
… of the King, he was fayne to s…ruh, and in manacing others, to grindegrind his teeth in his head. But were we clothed but one hower with y^t …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 199 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vs make vse of this opportunity, and strike while the Iron is hott, and grindegrind while the the windes blow, and watch euery opportunitie because the spirit will come …
With rule
… vs make vse of this opportunity, and strike while the Iron is hott, and grindegrind while the the windes blow, and watch euery opportunitie because the spirit will come …
John Preston · Remains · p. 226 · Open in the reader
Printed
… are no way able to withſtand them, that they flay their skins off, they grindegrind their faces; yea eat their very fleſh, as ſometimes that poore leane widow told …
With rule
… are no way able to withſtand them, that they flay their skins off, they grindegrind their faces; yea eat their very fleſh, as ſometimes that poore leane widow told …
Nehemiah Rogers · A Strange Vineyard in Palestine · p. 312 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

Printed
… bread shal we haue to eat? What prouision shal there be by the way? GrindeGrind your corne, and trusse it vp quickely in meale vpon your shoulders, and as …
With rule
… bread shal we haue to eat? What prouision shal there be by the way? GrindeGrind your corne, and trusse it vp quickely in meale vpon your shoulders, and as …
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · p. 598 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
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With rule
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Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 279 · Open in the reader
Printed
GrindeGrind]
With rule
GrindeGrind]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 279 · Open in the reader
Printed
GrindeGrind meal, Isa. 47. 2. that is, Prepare and fit thy self for all servile offices, of …
With rule
GrindeGrind meal, Isa. 47. 2. that is, Prepare and fit thy self for all servile offices, of …
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 406 · Open in the reader
Printed
GrindeGrind meal; that is, graine or corne, whereof to make meal, or by grinding make …
With rule
GrindeGrind meal; that is, graine or corne, whereof to make meal, or by grinding make …
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 406 · Open in the reader
Printed
GrindeGrind to powder, Matth. 21. 44. that is, Break him in pieces; so as chaffe useth to …
With rule
GrindeGrind to powder, Matth. 21. 44. that is, Break him in pieces; so as chaffe useth to …
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 490 · Open in the reader