calketrappe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• calketrap, calke trappe, calktrappe, calletrapp, caltrap, caltrappe, caltrope, kalketrap, kalketrappe, kalketreppe, kawetrape
• 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)/, /ˈkalˌtrap(ə)/

Noun

calketrappe (plural calketrappes or calketrappen)

1. caltrop (metal spiked object)
2. caltrop (one of various thistly plants)

Descendants

• English: caltrop, caltrap (archaic)

References

• “calketrappe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.