calketrappe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- calketrap, calke trappe, calktrappe, kalketrappe, kalketreppe
- calletrapp, caltrap, caltrappe, caltrope, kalketrap, kawetrape (Late Middle English)
- calketreppe (Kent)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English *calcatræppe (attested as coltetræppe), variant of calcatrippe (“caltrop”), from Medieval Latin calcatrappa, calcatrippa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalk(ə)ˌtrap(ə)/
- (Late Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈkal(k)ˌtrap/
Noun
calketrappe (plural calketrappes or calketrappen)
Descendants
References
- “calketrappe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.