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crampe
crampe
Norman
Etymology
From Old French crampe, cranpe (“muscular contraction, cramp”), either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”).
Noun
crampe f (plural crampes)
Old French
Alternative forms
- cranpe
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, either from Frankish *krampa or from Middle Dutch crampe (“cramp”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *grem- (“to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to unite, collect, forgather”).
Noun
crampe f (oblique plural crampes, nominative singular crampe, nominative plural crampes)
- cramp (involuntary muscle spasm)