crepel

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

crepel (plural crepels)

1. 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)

1. 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.