- hrympel
- ? (-?/-?) wrinkle
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hrympel
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rumple — (v.) c.1600, possibly a variant of rimple to wrinkle (14c.), from O.E. hrympel; possibly influenced by M.Du. rumpelen. Related: Rumpled; rumpling … Etymology dictionary
(s)kerb(h)-, (s)kreb(h)-, nasalized (s)kremb- — (s)kerb(h) , (s)kreb(h) , nasalized (s)kremb English meaning: to turn, curve Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, krũmmen; also especially sich zusammenkrũmmen, schrumpfen (also vor Hitze, Trockenheit), runzeln” Note: extension to… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
rimple — [rim′pəl] n., vt., vi. rimpled, rimpling [ME rimpyl, prob. < OE hrympel; akin to MDu, MLowG rimpe: see RUMPLE] Now Rare wrinkle; rumple; crease … English World dictionary
rumple — [rum′pəl] n. [MDu rompel < rompe, a wrinkle, akin to OE hrympel, a wrinkle < IE * (s)kremb , to twist: see SHRIMP] an uneven fold or crease vt., vi. rumpled, rumpling 1. to make rumples (in) 2. to make or become disheveled or tousled rumply … English World dictionary
rimple — I. ˈrimpəl noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrympel more at rumple : fold, wrinkle, rumple … Useful english dictionary
