crepynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

creping, crepinge

Etymology

From crepen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkreːpinɡ/

Noun

crepynge (plural crepyngis)

Creeping; slithering, moving stealthily or low to the ground.
(rare) Drifting or distraction of the mind.
(rare) The feeling a false feeling of movement inside oneself.

Descendants

English: creeping
Scots: creepin

References

“crẹ̄ping (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-16.

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