crepel

Middle English

Alternative forms

cripel, crepell, crepull, crypple, cripill, crepil, cruppel, crupel, krepel, crepul, crypylle, cripil

Etymology

From Old English crypel, from Proto-Germanic *krupilaz; equivalent to crepen +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkreːpəl/, /ˈkripəl/, /ˈkrupəl/

Noun

crepel (plural crepels)

A disabled person; a cripple.

Descendants

English: cripple
Scots: crepill, cripill, crippill, crupple, cripple

References

“crẹ̄pel (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

Adjective

crepel (rare)

disabled, lame

Descendants

English: cripple
Scots: crepill, cripill, crippill, crupple, cripple

References

“crẹ̄pel (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

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