Middle English

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Spanish, from Andalusian Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian کرمست (kermest). Ultimately from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

cremesyn (uncountable)

  1. crimson fabric

Descendants

edit
  • English: crimson

References

edit

Adjective

edit

cremesyn

  1. Made of crimson cloth
  2. crimson-coloured

Descendants

edit

References

edit

See also

edit
Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet; inde              rose, murrey; purpel, purpur              claret