- crencestre
- f (-an/-an) female weaver, spinster [cranc]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
crencestre
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crank — {{11}}crank (n.) O.E. cranc preserved in crancstæf a weaver s instrument, crencestre female weaver, spinster, from P.Gmc. base *krank , and related to crincan to bend, yield. English retains the literal sense of the ancient root, while German and … Etymology dictionary
ger-3 — ger 3 English meaning: to turn, wind Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden” Material: A. O.Ind. guṇá ḥ (*gr̥ nó s) “ the single thread of a string, line, cord; stain “ (dvi , tri guṇa actually “ consisting of two, three threads … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
