"crisp" meaning in Middle English

See crisp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /krisp/, /krips/ Forms: crispe [plural], crispe [singular, weak], cripce [alternative], crips [alternative], crispe [alternative], crysp [alternative], cryspe [alternative], kyrspe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English crisp, cirps and Old French cresp, crespe, from Latin crispus. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|crisp}} Old English crisp, {{bor|enm|fro|cresp}} Old French cresp, {{der|enm|la|crispus}} Latin crispus Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|crispe||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} crisp (plural and weak singular crispe), {{enm-adj|crispe}} crisp (plural and weak singular crispe)
  1. curly, curled
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-adj-7OgGlz6o Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 15 15 5
  2. curly-haired
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-adj-vS-l7PJm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 15 15 5 Disambiguation of Hair: 1 83 0 1 15
  3. crinkly or wavy
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-adj-uKaMrR-N Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 15 15 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: crispen

Noun

IPA: /krisp/, /krips/ Forms: crispes [plural], cripce [alternative], crips [alternative], crispe [alternative], crysp [alternative], cryspe [alternative], kyrspe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English crisp, cirps and Old French cresp, crespe, from Latin crispus. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|crisp}} Old English crisp, {{bor|enm|fro|cresp}} Old French cresp, {{der|enm|la|crispus}} Latin crispus Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} crisp, {{enm-noun|crispes}} crisp (plural crispes)
  1. A kind of curled pastry.
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-noun-ybP9s2jp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 15 15 5 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 14 14 4 64 5
  2. A kind of crinkly fabric.
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-noun-ke~nLJDr Categories (other): Fabrics Disambiguation of Fabrics: 11 11 8 11 59

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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