grype
A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.
obsolete
One grype-ſchill, with a covering, gilt, […]
Where it comes from
From Middle English gripe, from Old French gripe, from Latin gryps, grȳphus, from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry grype (CC BY-SA 4.0).