cryppan

cryppan
\cryppan1 wv/t1a to crook (finger), close (hand), bend

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • crippan — see cryppan …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • cripple — (n.) O.E. crypel, related to cryppan to crook, bend, from P.Gmc. *krupilaz (Cf. O.Fris. kreppel, M.Du. cropel, Ger. krüppel, O.N. kryppill). Possibly also related to O.E. creopan to creep (creopere, lit. creeper, was another O.E. word for… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cripple — /ˈkrɪpəl / (say kripuhl) noun 1. someone who is partially or wholly deprived of the use of one or more limbs; a lame person. 2. an animal which is disabled by disease, old age, etc., especially one which cannot keep up with the herd. –verb (t)… …  

  • 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

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