krampe

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German crampo, northern variant of crampho, from Proto-Germanic *krampô.

Noun

krampe m or f (Central German)

1. hook
   • c. 1400, anonymous author, “Ripuarischer Seelentrost”, in J. Pangkofer & G. Frommann, editor, Die Deutschen Mundarten‎^[1], volume 1, published 1854, entry by Franz Pfeiffer: Beiträge zur Kenntniß der Kölnischen Mundart im 15. Jahrhundert, page 214:

     Do steis he noch eins, und zoe dem driden [m]ail steis he de duire uss den krampen.

     Then he pushed once more, and when he did so for the third time, he pushed the door out of the hooks [or here perhaps: hinges].

Descendants

• German: Krampe

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

krampe m (definite singular krampen, indefinite plural kramper, definite plural krampene)

1. a spasm or cramp (a painful contraction of a muscle)
2. (carpentry) a metal clamp
3. a staple (U-shaped, of the type used for fencing wire)

Derived terms

• skrivekrampe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

krampe m (definite singular krampen, indefinite plural krampar, definite plural krampane)

1. cramp, spasm
2. a staple

Derived terms

• skrivekrampe