"crisp" meaning in Middle English

See crisp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /krisp/, /krips/ Forms: crispe [plural], crispe [singular, weak]
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 Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-adj-7OgGlz6o Disambiguation of Hair: 42 46 6 2 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 14 8 23
  2. curly-haired Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-adj-vS-l7PJm Disambiguation of Hair: 42 46 6 2 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 14 8 23
  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: 27 28 14 8 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cripce, crips, crispe, crysp, cryspe, kyrspe Related terms: crispen

Noun

IPA: /krisp/, /krips/ Forms: crispes [plural]
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|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} crisp, {{enm-noun|crispes}} crisp (plural crispes)
  1. A kind of curled pastry. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-noun-ybP9s2jp Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 12 14 8 58 9
  2. A kind of crinkly fabric. Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-crisp-enm-noun-ke~nLJDr Disambiguation of Fabrics: 12 13 6 12 58 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 14 8 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cripce, crips, crispe, crysp, cryspe, kyrspe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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